Tilottoma Mojumdar is an Indian Bangali

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, and

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. She writes in the

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language and received

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in 2003 for her novel ''Basudhara''.Biographical sketch from Parabaas.com Retrieved 5 July 2014
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Early life

She was born in

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, where she spent her childhood in tea plantations near

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. She was educated at the

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at the

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Major novels

* ''Rwi'' * ''Shamukhkhol'' * ''Manush Shaboker Kotha'' * ''Ishwarer Basa'' *''Basudhara'' *''Arjun O Charkanya'' *''Rajpat'' *''Chander Gaye Chand'' *''Ektara'' *''Nirjan Sarswati'' *''Dhanesh Pakhir Thonth'' *''Jonakira'' *''Pretojoni'' *''Jhumra'' *''Chandu'' *''Jol O Chumur Upakhyan'' *''Amritani''

References

Bengali writers 1966 births Living people Scottish Church College alumni University of Calcutta alumni Indian women novelists Indian women essayists Indian women short story writers Indian lyricists Writers from Kolkata {{India-writer-stub