Nabaneeta Dev Sen

Nabaneeta Dev Sen (1938-2019) was a highly acclaimed creative writer with more than seventy five publications and was equally powerful in an astounding variety of genres. She has been recognized with 'Padmashri', 'Sahitya Akademi Award' (twice) and 'Bangla Akademi Lifetime Achievement Award', to name a few. She represented Indian writing at various international festivals and received worldwide acclaim. Retired as a Professor of Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, she was Radhakrishnan Memorial Lecturer at Oxford University and held the Maytag Chair of Comparative Literature and Creative Writing at Colorado University, USA.She was the President of 'Soi', Women Writers' Association of West Bengal, India until her recent death at her residence in Kolkata.