She has been also conferred with Chief Minister State award in the field of sports by Government of Tamilnadu in 2013.

Anitha is the first only Indian woman to have played nine Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) championships continuously representing the national squad.

In August 2012, she was selected to play for an international women professional league in Thailand.

She started playing basketball at the age of 11 but admits that early on, she wasn't a fan of the sport.

She joined Southern Railway 2003, now working as Officer on Special Duty, Ticket Checking.