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{{Short description|Indian author and columnist}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Souhardya De
| image = Souhardya De at an event in 2020.jpg
| caption = De at an event in 2020
| native_name =
| birth_date = {{bda|2004|1|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Midnapore]], [[West Bengal]]
| nationality = Indian
| education = [[Vidyasagar Shishu Niketan]] ([[CISCE]] affiliation)
| occupation = Author, columnist and podcaster
| organization = [[Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland]]
| known_for =
| honours = [[Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar]] 2021
| website = {{URL|www.souhardyade.co.in}}
}}

'''Souhardya De''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|list=[[Fellows of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland|FRAS]]}} (born 2004) is an Indian writer, columnist, and [[Podcast|podcaster]], from [[Midnapore]], [[West Bengal]].<ref name="thehansindia">{{Cite web|last=Thakur|first=Aksheev|date=2020-12-12|title=Trolls don't bother the teen writer Souhardya De|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/life-style/trolls-dont-bother-the-teen-writer-souhardya-de-661429|access-date=2021-02-14|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203103539/https://www.thehansindia.com/life-style/trolls-dont-bother-the-teen-writer-souhardya-de-661429|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Pradhan Mantri Bal Puraskar 2021: সম্মানিত হচ্ছেন মেদিনীপুরের সৌহার্দ্য, খুশির হাওয়া জেলা জুড়ে|url=https://bangla.aajtak.in/west-bengal-/south-bengal/story/student-midnapore-selected-pradhan-mantri-bal-puraskar-2021-261226-2021-01-26|access-date=2021-04-01|website=Aaj Tak বাংলা|language=bn|archive-date=2021-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205220347/https://bangla.aajtak.in/west-bengal-/south-bengal/story/student-midnapore-selected-pradhan-mantri-bal-puraskar-2021-261226-2021-01-26|url-status=live}}</ref> He is a columnist for the ''[[The Sunday Guardian|Sunday Guardian]]''<ref name="perplexing work">{{Cite web |date=30 January 2021 |title=Souhardya De’s perplexing work wins him laurels |url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/lifestyle/souhardya-des-perplexing-work-wins-laurels |access-date=4 April 2021 |website=The Sunday Guardian Live }}</ref> and a recipient of the [[Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar]], a [[List of civil awards and decorations|civilian award]] for Indian citizens under the age of 18, in 2021.<ref name="Bal Puraskar">{{Cite press release|title=Souhardya De received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2021 in the field of Art & Culture|url=http://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1692370|access-date=2021-01-27|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
De is a high school student at [[Vidyasagar Shishu Niketan]] in [[Midnapore]], [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=সংবাদদাতা|first=নিজস্ব|title=সৌহার্দ্যকে শুভেচ্ছা প্রধানমন্ত্রীর|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/midnapore/student-of-class-11-from-midnapore-wins-pm-rashtriya-bal-puraskar-2021/cid/1263274|access-date=2021-01-27|website=www.anandabazar.com|archive-date=2021-01-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126050838/https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/midnapore/student-of-class-11-from-midnapore-wins-pm-rashtriya-bal-puraskar-2021/cid/1263274|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Wilson|first=Jaison|date=2021-02-22|title=Never forget your roots: Bal Puraskar winner reminisces PM’s advice|work=United News of India (UNI), Govt. of India|url=http://www.uniindia.com/never-forget-your-roots-bal-puraskar-winner-reminisces-pm-s-advice/india/news/2325098.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-22|archive-date=2021-02-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222084944/http://www.uniindia.com/never-forget-your-roots-bal-puraskar-winner-reminisces-pm-s-advice/india/news/2325098.html}}</ref> His father, Shakti Prasad De is an [[assistant professor]] of History at the [[Midnapore College]] and his mother Jayati De is as a teacher at a [[State school|government school]], in [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=News|date=2021-01-25|title=বাংলাকে বিস্মিত করে মেদিনীপুরের 'বিস্ময় বালক' সৌহার্দ্য "প্রধানমন্ত্রী রাষ্ট্রীয় বাল পুরস্কার" এ সম্মানিত|url=https://www.thebengalpost.in/souhardya-de-of-paschim-medinipur-achieved-pradhan-mantri-rashtriya-bal-puraskar/|access-date=2021-03-17|website=The Bengal Post|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221005342/https://www.thebengalpost.in/souhardya-de-of-paschim-medinipur-achieved-pradhan-mantri-rashtriya-bal-puraskar/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Career ==
He is a columnist for the ''Sunday Guardian''<ref name="personal">{{Cite web |date=2020-12-13 |title=About |url=https://souhardyade.co.in/about/ |access-date=2021-04-01 |website=Souhardya De |language=en}}</ref> and a podcaster, hosting a show called ''Cosmographia: The Graeco Romans, the Egyptians and Us''.<ref name="perplexing work" />

== Bibliography ==
De has self-published two books on Indian history and mythology.
* 2017 - {{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Scion Of Suryavansh: The Ramayana in English (Poetry)|year=2017|isbn=9781545262658}}
* 2019 - {{Cite book|title=The Chronicles of Suryavansh: The Rise and Fall of the Suryavanshis|year=2019|isbn=9781797920498}}

== Honours and awards ==
* Inducted to the [[Science Olympiad Foundation]] Hall of Fame in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SOF HALL OF FAME-SOUHARDYA DE {{!}} Science Olympiad Foundation|url=https://sofworld.org/sof-hall-fame-souhardya-de|access-date=2021-03-29|website=sofworld.org|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125065700/https://sofworld.org/sof-hall-fame-souhardya-de|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland]] in 2019.{{cn|date=April 2021}}
* Nominated for the 2020 [[International Children's Peace Prize|International Children’s Peace Prize]] from the [[KidsRights Foundation]] in Amsterdam, for his [[Philanthropy|educational philanthropy]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Souhardya|url=https://kidsrights.org/persons/souhardya/|access-date=2021-03-04|website=KidsRights Foundation|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-11-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127223648/https://kidsrights.org/persons/souhardya/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar]] from the Government of India in 2021.<ref name="Bal Puraskar" />

== References ==
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== External links ==

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