Anita Arya

[3] Her PhD thesis was titled "Sir Jadunath Sarkar- His Biography and contributions to Medieval Indian History".

[2] She also served as the mayor of Delhi for a short period of time from April to October 1999, where she also continued in the Municipal Corporation as a deputy chairperson of the Education Committee.

[2] During her time serving as mayor, she worked on creating better hygienic conditions and decreasing pollution.

[2] In 2001, Union Minister Shanta Kumar made casteist remarks against former President Bangaru Laxman.

Anita Arya along with Ramnath Kovind and Ashok Pradhan had met with Bhartiya Janta Party president K. Jana Krishnamurthy to demand action against Kumar, for hurting Dalit sentiments and potentially losing a block of Dalit votes.

[5] Anita Arya is only one of eight women in the Bharatiya Janta Party's National Executive Members.

[2] Her hobbies include reading books or magazines related to politics or religion.