Mitali Bose Perkins is an Indian American writer of children's and young adult literature.
Mitali was born in Kolkata, India and moved to the United States when she was seven.
[2] Mitali Perkins earned a BA in Political Science at Stanford University and a Masters of Public Policy at UC Berkeley.
[2] Perkins was an Adjunct Associate Professor at Saint Mary’s College of California.
[2] A film based on Perkins book, Rickshaw Girl, was produced in 2021.