Nabaneeta Dev Sen

Indian poet (1938-2019)

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Lived 1938–2019, aged 81India

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18 languages
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Era
1938–2019
Aged 81
Awards
3
recognised works

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Updated 2026-06-26

Nabaneeta Dev Sen was an Indian writer and academic. After studying arts and comparative literature, she moved to the United States where she studied further. She returned to India and taught at several universities and institutes as well as serving in various positions in literary institutes. She published more than 80 books in Bengali: poetry, novels, short stories, plays, literary criticism, personal essays, travelogues, humour writing, translations and children's literature. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2000 and the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1999.