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Girish Karnad (left) and Meenakshi Mukherjee, ACLALS Conference 2004, Hyderabad, India

Meenakshi Mukherjee (died 16 September 2009, aged 72) was a litterateur and Sahitya Akademi Award winner. Her book, "An Indian for all seasons", a biography of historian R.C. Dutt, published by Penguin, was to be released in Delhi. Mukherjee received the Sahitya Akademi award in 2003 for her book The Perishable Empire: Essays on Indian Writing in English.^[1] She taught English literature and Critical theory at several colleges in Patna, Pune, Delhi and University of Hyderabad. Her last and longest spell was as Professor of English in the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.^{[citation needed]} She was a visiting professor in several universities outside India, including the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Chicago, the University of California at Berkeley, Macquarie University (Sydney), the University of Canberra and Flinders University (Adelaide).^{[citation needed]} Her husband Sujit Mukherjee, was a teacher and a literary scholar. They had two daughters.^[2] They lived the final years of their lives in Hyderabad.^{[citation needed]}

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↑ "Meenakshi Mukherjee, litterateur, passes away". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
↑ Mohanty, Sachidananda (2 February 2003). "Remembering Sujit". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

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[1] "Meenakshi Mukherjee, litterateur, passes away". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 May 2014.

[2] Mohanty, Sachidananda (2 February 2003). "Remembering Sujit". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

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-'''Meenakshi Mukherjee''' (died 16 September 2009, aged 72) was a litterateur and [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] winner. Her book, "An Indian for all seasons", a biography of historian [[R.C. Dutt]], published by Penguin, was to be released in [[Delhi]]. Mukherjee received the [[Sahitya Akademi award]] in 2003 for her book ''[[The Perishable Empire]]: Essays on Indian Writing in English''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Meenakshi Mukherjee, litterateur, passes away|url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/meenakshi-mukherjee-litterateur-passes-away/article21334.ece|accessdate=9 May 2014|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> She taught [[English literature]] and Critical theory at a number of colleges in [[Patna]], [[Pune]], [[Delhi]] and [[University of Hyderabad]]. Her last and longest spell was as Professor of English in the [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]], [[New Delhi]].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} She was a visiting professor in several universities outside India, including the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]], the [[University of Chicago]], the [[University of California]] at [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[Macquarie University]] ([[Sydney]]), the [[University of Canberra]] and [[Flinders University]] ([[Adelaide]]).{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} Her husband [[Sujit Mukherjee]], was teacher and a literary scholar. They had two daughters.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/lr/2003/02/02/stories/2003020200010100.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141229232642/http://www.thehindu.com/lr/2003/02/02/stories/2003020200010100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 December 2014|title=Remembering Sujit|first=Sachidananda|last=Mohanty|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2003-02-02|accessdate=30 December 2014}}</ref> They lived the final years of their lives in [[Hyderabad]].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
+'''Meenakshi Mukherjee''' (died 16 September 2009, aged 72) was a litterateur and [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] winner. Her book, "An Indian for all seasons", a biography of historian [[R.C. Dutt]], published by Penguin, was to be released in [[Delhi]]. Mukherjee received the [[Sahitya Akademi award]] in 2003 for her book ''[[The Perishable Empire]]: Essays on Indian Writing in English''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Meenakshi Mukherjee, litterateur, passes away|url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/meenakshi-mukherjee-litterateur-passes-away/article21334.ece|accessdate=9 May 2014|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> She taught [[English literature]] and Critical theory at several colleges in [[Patna]], [[Pune]], [[Delhi]] and [[University of Hyderabad]]. Her last and longest spell was as Professor of English in the [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]], [[New Delhi]]. {{citation needed|date=August 2018}} She was a visiting professor in several universities outside India, including the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]], the [[University of Chicago]], the [[University of California]] at [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[Macquarie University]] ([[Sydney]]), the [[University of Canberra]] and [[Flinders University]] ([[Adelaide]]). {{citation needed|date=August 2018}} Her husband [[Sujit Mukherjee]], was a teacher and a literary scholar. They had two daughters.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/lr/2003/02/02/stories/2003020200010100.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141229232642/http://www.thehindu.com/lr/2003/02/02/stories/2003020200010100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 December 2014|title=Remembering Sujit|first=Sachidananda|last=Mohanty|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2003-02-02|accessdate=30 December 2014}}</ref> They lived the final years of their lives in [[Hyderabad]].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
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