Nabaneeta Dev Sen
Nabaneeta Dev Sen | |
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| Born | 13 January 1938 Calcutta, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 7 November 2019 (aged 81) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Novelist, children's author, poet, academic |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable awards | Padma Shri (2000), Sahitya Akademi Award (1999), Kamal Kumari National Award (2004) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Antara Dev Sen (daughter) Nandana Sen (daughter) |
Nabaneeta Dev Sen (13 January 1938 – 7 November 2019) was an Indian poet, novelist and academic.
Sen published more than 80 books in Bengali: poetry, novels, short stories, plays, literary criticism, personal essays, travelogues, humour writing, translations and children's literature. Her first collection of poems Pratham Pratyay was published in 1959.
She was married to economist Amartya Sen from 1958 until their divorce in 1976.
Sen died at her home in Kolkata of lung cancer on 7 November 2019 at the age of 81.
References
- ↑ "Nabaneeta Nabaneeta Dev Sen – Bengali Writer: The South Asian Literary Recordings Project (Library of Congress New Delhi Office)". Loc.gov. 13 January 1938. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ↑ Tharu, Susie J.; Ke Lalita (1993). Women writing in India: 600 B.C. to the present. the twentieth century, Volume 2. Feminist Press. ISBN 978-1-55861-029-3.
- ↑ "Eminent poet, novelist Nabaneeta Dev Sen passes away". Indian Express. 7 November 2019.
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