Nabaneeta Dev Sen
Nabaneeta Dev Sen (13 January 1938 – 7 November 2019) was an Indian poet, novelist and academic.[1]
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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 | Amartya Sen (m. 1958; div. 1976) |
| Children | Antara Dev Sen (daughter) Nandana Sen (daughter) |
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.[2]
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.[3]
Nabaneeta Dev Sen Media
Nabaneeta Dev Sen with her daughter Antara (right) in 2013 in Kolkata
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.
Other websites
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