A prolific writer, Kusum Ansal’s repertoire comprises novels, poems, short stories and travelogues. Her books have been translated into English, Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu, Greek, Russian and French. Her novel Ek Aur Panchvatiwas adapted into the film, Panchvati, by Basu Bhattacharya, for which she wrote the screenplay and dialogues. She has also contributed to television, the All India Radio and the Indian Progression Writers’ Theatre Association. An avid nature lover and a qualified Ikebana teacher, she enjoys flowers as a subject and has written several articles on it.

She has a Masters degree in Psychology from Aligarh Muslim University and a PhD in Hindi Literature from Punjab University. She organizes a monthly literary meet, ‘Samvad’, for creative writers of all languages and has been actively involved with organizations working in the field of education and social services. She is the Director of Chiranjiv Bharti School and has been the recipient of several awards, including the ‘International Women Entrepreneurial Challenge Award’.