Chitra Deb (24 November 1943 — 2 October 2017) was a

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novelist and editor.

Early life

Deb was born in 1943 in

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. She completed her M.A and Ph.D. in

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from

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Literary career

Smt. Deb started her career in

Anandabazar Patrika ''Anandabazar Patrika'' is an Indian Bengali-language daily newspaper owned by the ABP Group. Its main competitors are ''Bartaman'', '' Ei Samay'', '' Sangbad Pratidin'', " Aajkal", " Jago Bangla", " ganashakti" and " dainik Statesman". Histo ...

and worked there since 1980 to 2004. She was the in charge of library section of the ABP. Deb has edited and translated a number of books and also has a few historical novels for children to her credit. She has researched and written extensively on the contribution of women in the social and cultural history of Bengal. Deb's most popular work related with Women of The Tagore Household. Her book ''Thakurbarir Andarmahal'' was published in 1980 which was awarded by Bangla Academy and translated into many languages. She also received 'Chittaranjan Bandopadhyay birth centenary award' by

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. Her books are namely: * ''Thakurbarir Andarmahal'' * ''Thakurbarir Bahirmahal'' * ''Bibahobasorer Kabyokatha'' * ''Antopurer Atmokotha'' * ''Mahila Daktar'' * ''Vingraher Basinda'' * ''Apon Kheyale Cholen Raja'' * ''Rupobotir Mala'' * ''Bharater Rani'' * ''Buddhodeb Keman Dekhte Chilen'' * ''Advut Jato Hatir Galpo'' * ''Siddhidatar Antordhan''

Death

Deb was suffered in

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disease. She died on 2 October 2017 in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deb, Chitraa 1943 births 2017 deaths Writers from Kolkata Bengali Hindus Bengali writers Bengali-language writers Women writers from West Bengal 20th-century Indian women writers Indian women novelists Novelists from West Bengal 20th-century Indian biographers Indian women non-fiction writers Indian women biographers University of Calcutta alumni