Tilottama Majumdar

Tilottama Majumdar

Tilottama Majumdar (born 11 January 1966) is an Indian Bengali-speaking novelist, short story writer, poet, lyricist, and essayist.[1] She writes in the Bengali language.[2]

Early life

She was born in North Bengal, where she spent her childhood in tea plantations. She was educated at the Scottish Church College at the University of Calcutta.[2]

Major Novels

Ri, Samuk Khol, Manush Saboker Kotha, Iswar er Basha, Bosudhara, Esho September, Arjun o Charkanya, Rajpat, Chander gaye Chand, Ektara, Sadharon Mukh

Notable Awards

Ananda Purashkar (2003 for Basudhara)

Kakkanadan Foundation Sahithya Puraskaram (2013 for Rajpat)

Sailjanananda Smriti Puraskar

Sarat Smriti Puraskar

References

  1. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/author-tilottoma-denied-entry/ The Indian Express. 4 March 2012, 6:26 AM. In the Cities section of newspaper. Accessed 20 July 2014
  2. 1 2 Biographical sketch from Parabaas.com Retrieved 5 July 2014
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