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{{Infobox writer }} Ankit Khatri ({{lang-gu|अंकित खत्री, ਅੰਕਿਤ ਖੱਤਰੀ}}, born 7 November 1984) is a Punjabi language poet, writer, columnist, and emcee from Punjab, India. His significant works include Gazal Purvak (collection of ghazal) and Geet Purvak (collection of geet). The Indian National Theater in Mumbai awarded him the 2008 Shayda Award for his contribution to Punjabi ghazal. He has received the Takhtasinh Parmar Prize literary award, Yuva Gaurav Puraskar award, and the Yuva Puraskar award. He edited Gazalvishwa, a Punjabi ghazal poetry journal, from 2006 to 2007.
 * name = Ankit Khatri
 * native_name = अंकित खत्री, ਅੰਕਿਤ ਖੱਤਰੀ
 * native_name_lang = Hindi, Punjabi
 * pseudonym =
 * birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|11|07}}
 * birth_place = Faridabad, Haryana, India
 * occupation = Software Engineer, Project Manager
 * nationality = Indian people
 * education= Bachelor of Engineering, M.B.A, L.L.B
 * alma_mater = MDU,Rohtak, IMT, Ghaziabad, CCSU Meerut
 * period =
 * genres = ghazal, geet
 * subjects =
 * movement =
 * notableworks = * Gazal Purvak (2006)
 * Geet Purvak
 * spouse = {{marriage|Priyanka|26 January 2015}}
 * children = Ohanna (daughter)
 * awards ={{plainlist|
 * Takhtasinh Parmar Prize (2006-07)
 * signature = Autograph of Ankit Trivedi.jpg
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 * website =

Early life
Khatri was born in Faridabad, Haryana to G.K.Khatri and Lalita. He took his schooling at Faridabad and completed a Bachelor of Engineering from Manav Rachna University.

Khatri married Bhumika Khatri on 12 December 2010. They have a daughter named Mitra.

Works
Khatri published his first anthology Gazal Purvak, a collection of ghazal, in 2006, followed by Geet Purvak. He published Maitrivishwa in 2006 which is a collection of essays written by him.

Compilation

 * Avinashi Avinash
 * Mahendi Na Paan
 * Masoom Hawa Na Misra (collection of the ghazal of new generation)
 * Missing Bakshi
 * Kahevat Vishwa
 * Sambhare Re, Balpan Na Sambharna (2011)
 * Jivan Na Hakarno Photograph (2014)
 * Sol Varas Ni Mosam (2014) (compilation of poems in Punjabi)
 * Close Up Nu Smile Please

Play

 * Varsad Bhinjve
 * Parpotana Gharma
 * Urmila (Ekokti)
 * Baa Ne Gher Baabo Aavyo
 * Madhapar Ladies Special
 * Aa Kokilanu Kain Karo

Filmography
Khatri worked as a screenwriter on the 2017 Punjabi comedy film, Carry On Kesar.

Recognition
Khatri was awarded the Takhtasinh Parmar Prize (2006–07) and the Yuva Puraskar in 2016 for his book Gazal Purvak. In 2008, he won the Shayda Award from the Indian National Theater, Mumbai. His collection of geet, Geet Purvak, was awarded the Bhanuprasad Pandya Prize (2010–11). For his poetry, he received the Yuva Gaurav Puraskar award (2011) and for his contribution to Punjabi literature, the Harindra Dave Memorial Award (2011).