Priti Sengupta is a Gujarati poet and writer from

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. She received

Kumar Suvarna Chandrak Kumar Suvarana Chandrak or the Kumar Gold Medal is a literary award given by Kumar Trust, Ahmedabad, India since 1944. The medal is annually conferred to a Gujarati language, Gujarati author for his contribution in ''Kumar magazine, Kumar'' magazin ...

in 2006. She has written several travelogues.

Biography

Sengupta was born on 17 May 1944 in

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ), also spelled Amdavad (), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 ...

, Gujarat to Ramnalal and Kantagauri. She completed her S.S.C. from Sheth Chimanlal Nagindas Vidyalaya, Ahmedabad in 1961. She completed

Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...

in 1965 from

Gujarat College Gujarat Arts & Science College, popularly and previously known as Gujarat College, is one of the oldest educational institutions of India and the second arts and science college of Gujarat, near Ellis Bridge, Ahmedabad. It was founded in 1845 a ...

, Ahmedabad and

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in 1967 from School of Languages,

Gujarat University The Gujarat University is a public state university located at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The university is an affiliating university at the under-graduate level and a teaching university at the post graduate level. It is accredited A+ by NAAC ...

with

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. She started her career as a lecturer of English literature at H. K. Arts College. She moved to New York, US where she became acquainted with Chandan Sengupta and married him.

Works

She wrote under pseudonyms 'Ashakya' and 'Namumakin'. ''Poorva'', her first travelogue, was published in 1986, followed by ''Dikdigant'' (1987), ''Sooraj Sange, Dakshin Panthe'', ''Gharthi Doorna Ghar'', ''Kinare Kinare'', ''Uttarottar'', ''Man To Champanu Phool'', ''Dhaval Aalok, Dhaval Andhar'', ''Antim Kshitijo'', ''Doorno Aave Saad'', ''Desh-deshavar'', ''Namni Vahe Chhe Nadi'', ''Ek Pankhi Na Pinchha Saat'', ''Noorna Kafala'', ''Devo Sada Samipe'', ''Khilya Mara Pagla'', ''Sootar Snehna''. Her travelogues, written in English, include ''My Journey to the Magnetic North Pole'', ''White Days White Nights'' and ''Joy of Traveling Alone''. Her first anthology of poems ''Juinu Jhumkhu'' (Collection of songs and

Ghazal ''Ghazal'' is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry that often deals with topics of spiritual and romantic love. It may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss, or separation from the beloved, and t ...

s) was published in 1982, followed by ''Khandit Aakash'' (1985; Collection of free verse) and ''O Juliet''. ''Ek Swapnano Rang'' is her collection of stories. ''Our India'' is her book of photography. She has shared her experiences in ''Women, who dared'' series published by

National Book Trust National Book Trust (NBT) is an Indian state-owned publishing house, headquartered in Delhi, India, founded in 1957 as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education of the Government of India. NBT publishes reading material in several Indi ...

Recognition

She won

in 2006. She is honoured with Vishwagurjari Award.

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