Nationality Indian Movies Shet Patharer Thala Role Author | Name Bani Basu Occupation Writer | |
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Born 11 March 1939 (age 85) ( 1939-03-11 ) Books Gandharbi, Maitreya jataka, The Birth of the Maitreya Similar People Manik Bandopadhyay, Sanjib Chattopadhyay, Narayan Gangopadhyay, Premendra Mitra, Samaresh Majumdar | ||
লেখক হত চাও? জেনে নাও কি করতে হবে? | Bani Basu | Bangla Motivational Video
Bani Basu (born 11 March 1939) is a Bengali Indian author, essayist, critic and poet. She was educated at the well-known Scottish Church College and at the University of Calcutta.
Contents
- Bani Basu Bangla Motivational Video
- Bani Basu Urmimala Jagannath Basu Swapnamoy Chakraborty at Kolkata Literary Meet 2018
- Career
- Awards
- References
Bani Basu, Urmimala & Jagannath Basu, Swapnamoy Chakraborty at Kolkata Literary Meet 2018
Career
Basu 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 Patharer 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.
Awards
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 was held on 15 February 2011 at New Delhi.
