Gita Mehta

Gita Mehta
Born	Gita Patnaik (1943-12-12)12 December 1943 Delhi, British India
Died	16 September 2023(2023-09-16) (aged 79) Delhi, India
Occupation	Author documentary filmmaker journalist director
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Girton College, Cambridge, Woodstock School
Notable works	Karma Cola (1979) A River Sutra (1993) Eternal Ganesha (2006)
Spouse	Sonny Mehta ​ ​ (m. 1965; died 2019)​
Children	1
Parent	Biju Patnaik (father)
Relatives	Naveen Patnaik (brother)

Gita Mehta (née Patnaik; 12 December 1943 – 16 September 2023) was an Indian-American^[1] writer and documentary filmmaker. As a journalist and documentary filmmaker she frequently covered war and conflict including covering the Bangladesh liberation war of 1971. As an author she published five books which were translated into 21 languages. Her works described aspects of life in India and were intended to interpret the country for a largely western audience.