Bani Basu
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Bani Basu is a Bengali
India
n author, essayist, critic and poet. She was educated at the well-known Scottish Church College and at the University of Calcutta
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She began her career as a novelist with the publication of Janmabhoomi Matribhoomi. A prolific writer, her novels have been regularly published in Desh, the premier literary journal of Bengal. Her major works include Swet Pastharer Thaala (The Marble Salver) , Ekushe Paa (twenty One Steps) , Maitreya Jataka (published as The Birth of the Maitreya by Stree
) , Gandharvi , Pancham Purush (The Fifth Man, or Fifth Generation?) and Ashtam Garbha (The Eighth Pregnancy). She was awarded the Tarashankar Award for Antarghaat (Treason), and the Ananda Purashkar
for Maitreya Jataka. She is also the recipient of the Sushila Devi Birla Award and the Sahitya Setu Puraskar. She translates extensively into Bangla and writes essays, short stories and poetry.
Bani Basu has been conferred upon Sahitya Academy Award 2010 ,, one of India's highest literary awards, for her contribution to Bengali literature. The Awards ceremony will be held on 15th February 2011 at New Delhi.
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n author, essayist, critic and poet. She was educated at the well-known Scottish Church College and at the University of Calcutta
University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta is a public university located in the city of Kolkata , India, founded on 24 January 1857...
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She began her career as a novelist with the publication of Janmabhoomi Matribhoomi. A prolific writer, her novels have been regularly published in Desh, the premier literary journal of Bengal. Her major works include Swet Pastharer Thaala (The Marble Salver) , Ekushe Paa (twenty One Steps) , Maitreya Jataka (published as The Birth of the Maitreya by Stree
Bhatkal and Sen
Bhatkal & Sen is a publishing partnership between Mandira Sen and Popular Prakashan. The company is based in Calcutta and publishes the imprints Stree and Samya. It is noted for publishing authors such as Kancha Ilaiah, Om Prakash Valmiki, Tirumaavalavan, Gail Omvedt, Manikuntala Sen, Ashok Mitra, V...
) , Gandharvi , Pancham Purush (The Fifth Man, or Fifth Generation?) and Ashtam Garbha (The Eighth Pregnancy). She was awarded the Tarashankar Award for Antarghaat (Treason), and the Ananda Purashkar
Ananda Purashkar
The Ananda Purashkar is an award for Bengali literature awarded annually by Ananda Publishers to writers using Bengali, usually from West Bengal, India. Some of the recipients are mentioned below...
for Maitreya Jataka. She is also the recipient of the Sushila Devi Birla Award and the Sahitya Setu Puraskar. She translates extensively into Bangla and writes essays, short stories and poetry.
Bani Basu has been conferred upon Sahitya Academy Award 2010 ,, one of India's highest literary awards, for her contribution to Bengali literature. The Awards ceremony will be held on 15th February 2011 at New Delhi.