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| | | name = Mandakranta Sen | ||
| | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|9|15|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]] | | birth_place = [[Kolkata]] | ||
| nationality = Indian | | nationality = Indian | ||
| occupation | | occupation = Author | ||
| alma_mater = | | language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] | ||
| awards = [[Ananda Purashkar]] | | genre = Poetry, fiction, drama | ||
| education = | | alma_mater = [[Lady Brabourne College]] | ||
| signature = | | spouse = Arinindam Mukhopadhyay | ||
| awards = [[Sahitya Akademi]]; [[Ananda Purashkar]]; [[Krittibas (magazine)|Krittibas Puraskar]] | |||
| education = Higher secondary | |||
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'''Mandakranta Sen''' (born | '''Mandakranta Sen''' (born 1972<ref name="dolchhut">{{cite book|last1=Sen|first1=Mandakranta|title=Dalchhoot|date=2002|publisher=Ananda|location=Kolkata|isbn=8177561960|edition=1. saṃskaraṇa.}}</ref>) is an Indian poet writing in [[Bengali language|Bengali]]. She became the youngest ever winner of [[Ananda Puraskar]] in 1999 for her very first poetry book. In 2004 she was awarded [[Sahitya Akademi Award|Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Award]] for poetry.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=4653|title= Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Awards |publisher= Government of India Ministry of Culture|access-date= 26 January 2022}}</ref> She is also a lyricist, composer, fiction writer, dramatist and cover designer. She quit medical studies to become a full-time writer.<ref name="dolchhut"/> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life and education== | ||
Mandakranta was born in [[Tollygunge]], [[Kolkata]] on 15 September 1972. She completed her secondary education from [[Sakhawat Memorial Govt. Girls' High School]] and higher secondary from [[Lady Brabourne College]]. She later went on to study [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]] at [[Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital]] from 1991-1997, but dropped out just before appearing at her final examinations.<ref name="dolchhut"/> Thereafter she devoted herself fulltime to literature.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7046670.Mandakranta_Sen|title= Mandakranta Sen Author Profile|access-date= 27 January 2022}}</ref> | |||
==Literary works== | |||
Mandakranta is a major voice in 21st century [[Bengali poetry]].<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/26791214 | |||
|title= One Language Many Voices : 21st Century Bengali Poetry |journal= Indian Literature| volume= 61| page=192| year= 2017|issue= 2 | jstor= 26791214| publisher= [[Sahitya Akademi]]|access-date= 27 January 2022}}</ref> She has achieved success in different literary genres like poetry, novel, short story and essays, although she enjoys reputation chiefly as a poet. She is among foremost Bengali writers writing on conjugal and sexual issues of women.<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/23069880|title= Conjugality & Sexual Economics in India| journal= Feminist Studies| volume= 37| page=7-13| year=2011 |issue= 1| jstor= 23069880| access-date= 27 January 2022}}</ref> Her poetry is regarded as [[feminism|feminist]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.firstpost.com/living/my-heart-is-unruly-girl-review-mandakranta-sens-feminist-poems-are-clippings-of-womanhood-2909502.html|title= Mandakranta Sen's Feminist Poems : My Heart is an Unruly Girl|author= Manik Sharma| publisher= First Post|date= 23 July 2016| access-date= 27 January 2022}}</ref> Her works have been translated into English and Hindi. She has also translated poetry from English and Hindi. She has also worked as a lyricist, composer, cover designer and a magazine editor.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.poetryinternational.org/pi/poet/24789/Mandakranta-Sen/en/tile|title= Mandakranta Sen - Poet Profile|publisher= Poetry International|access-date= 27 January 2022}}</ref> | |||
==Awards and recognition== | |||
Mandakranta has been awarded [[Sahitya Akademi Award|Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Award]] for young writer for her contributions to [[Bengali poetry]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=4653|title= Sahitya Akademi Awards Ceremony 2004|publisher= Government of India|access-date= 27 January 2022}}</ref> She has also won numerous other awards including [[Ananda Puraskar]] (1999), [[Krittibas (magazine)|Krittibas Puraskar]] and ''Akash Bangla Barsha Samman'' etc.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7046670.Mandakranta_Sen|title= Mandakranta Sen - Life & Works|access-date= 27 January 2022}}</ref> She is one of the contributors to [[Sahitya Akademi]] journals.<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/23346594|title= Translators and Contributors to Sahitya Akademi Journal |journal= Indian Literature| volume= 49|issue= 1 | page=199-204| publisher= [[Sahitya Akademi]]|jstor= 23346594 |access-date= 27 January 2022}}</ref> She was the youngest ever winner of [[Ananda Puraskar]] at the age of 27. She has also given poetry readings in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://readbengalibooks.com/authors/mandakranta-sen.html|title= Mandakranta Sen Literary Works|access-date= 27 January 2022}}</ref> | |||
==Controversies== | |||
In 2015 Mandakranta returned her Sahitya Akademi Award in protest against the [[2015 Dadri mob lynching|Dadri incident]] and the mob attacks on writers and rationalists.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bengali Poet Mandakranta Sen Returns Sahitya Akademi Award|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bengali-poet-mandakranta-sen-returns-sahitya-akademi-award-1231904|accessdate=8 March 2018|work=NDTV.com}}</ref> In 2017 she was threatened with gang rape for standing by fellow writers who protested against [[Hindutva terror]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Poet Mandakranta Sen Threatened With Gang Rape|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/mar/29/bengali-poet-mandakranta-sen-threatened-with-gangrape-for-standing-by-fellow-poet-srijato-1587515.html |date= 29 March 2017 | access-date=27 January 2022|publisher=The Indian Express}}</ref> | |||
==Bibliography== | |||
===Books in English=== | |||
* {{cite book | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = My Heart is an Unruly Girl | publisher = Paperwalla Media & Publishing | location = Mumbai | year = 2016 | isbn= 978-93-827493-7-0 }} | |||
* {{cite book | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = After the Last Kiss | publisher = Harper Collins India | location = New Delhi | year = 2015 }} | |||
===Books in Bengali=== | |||
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Bosobas | publisher = Patra Bharati | location = Kolkata | year = 2019 | isbn = 978-81-837459-0-1}} | |||
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Shreshtha Kabita | publisher = Dey's Publishing | location = Kolkata | year = 2005 | isbn = 978-81-295045-3-1}} | |||
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Premer Kabita| publisher = Saptarshi Prakashan | location = Kolkata | year = 2014| isbn= 978-93-827067-1-7}} | |||
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Dalchhoot | publisher = Ananda Publishers | location = Kolkata | year = 2015 | isbn = 978-81-775619-6-8}} | |||
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Jhaptal| publisher = Ananda Publishers | location = Kolkata | year = 2018 |isbn= 978-81-264140-8-6 }} | |||
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Hriday Abadhya Meye| publisher = Ananda Publishers | location = Kolkata | year = 2015| isbn=978-81-721591-2-2 }} | |||
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Kolkobja| publisher = Dey's Publishing | location = Kolkata | year = 2017 | isbn= 978-81-295214-7-7 }} | |||
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Swapner Gaan | publisher = Dey's Publishing | location = Kolkata | year = 2019 | isbn=978-81-264467-4-2}} | |||
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Mithe Kora Kichhu Chora | publisher = Dey's Publishing | location = Kolkata | year = 2020 }} | |||
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Balo Anya Bhave | publisher = Ananda Publishers | location = Kolkata | year = 2014| isbn= 978-81-775610-3-6 }} | |||
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Antyakshari | publisher = Dey's Publishing | location = Kolkata | year = 2021 }} | |||
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Jonmosutra Hotyasutra | publisher = Dhansere Publishers | location = Kolkata | year = 2019| isbn= 978-93-884325-4-2 }} | |||
===Chapters in books=== | |||
* {{Citation | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | contribution = Madri and Maria | editor-last1 = Anilkumar | editor-first1 = K. S. | editor-last2 = Resmi | editor-first2 = G. | title = Lesbian Stories in Malayalam | volume = 1 | publisher = Chintha Publishers | location = Trivandrum | year = 2017 | edition = 1st | isbn = 978-81-770239-7-8 |url = }} | |||
===Journal articles=== | |||
* {{Cite journal | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = A Letter from Lesbos | journal = Feminist Studies | volume = 37 | pages=184| year = 2011 | issue = 1 | doi = 10.1353/fem.2011.0010 | url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/23069891 |jstor=23069891| s2cid = 245665647 }} | |||
* {{Cite journal | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = Offering | journal = Indian Literature | volume = 49 | pages=21| year = 2005 | issue = 1 | url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/i23339387 |jstor=i23339387}} | |||
* {{Cite journal | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = The Believer | journal = Indian Literature | volume = 49 | pages=22| year = 2005 | issue = 1 | url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/i23339387 |jstor=i23339387 }} | |||
* {{Cite journal | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = Probabilities | journal = Indian Literature | volume = 49 | pages=23| year = 2005 | issue = 1 | url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/i23339387 |jstor=i23339387}} | |||
* {{Cite journal | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = The Wind | journal = Indian Literature | volume = 49 | pages=24| year = 2005 | issue = 1 | url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/i23339387 |jstor=i23339387}} | |||
* {{Cite journal | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = Sin | journal = Indian Literature | volume = 61 | pages=77| year = 2017 | issue = 2 | url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/26791267 |jstor=26791267}} | |||
* {{Cite journal | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = Suicidal | journal = Indian Literature | volume = 61 | pages=78| year = 2017 | issue = 2 | url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/26791268 |jstor=26791268 }} | |||
* {{Cite journal | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = Exile | journal = Indian Literature | volume = 61 | pages=79–80| year = 2017 | issue = 2 | url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/26791270 |jstor=26791270}} | |||
* {{Cite journal | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = The Dream Girl | journal = Indian Literature | volume = 61 | pages=24| year = 2017 | issue = 2 | url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/26791271 |jstor=26791270}} | |||
===Translated works=== | |||
* Andhi Chhalaang (2006) in Hindi | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[List of Indian poets|Indian Poets]] | |||
* [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] | |||
* [[Bengali literature|Bengali Literature]] | |||
* [[Tapan Kumar Pradhan]] | |||
* [[Ranjit Hoskote]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7046670.Mandakranta_Sen Mandakranka Sen] on [[Goodreads]] | * [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7046670.Mandakranta_Sen Mandakranka Sen] on [[Goodreads]] | ||
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Mandakranta Sen | |
|---|---|
| File:Mandakranta Sen 01.svg | |
| Born | 15 September 1972 Kolkata |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | Bengali |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Higher secondary |
| Alma mater | Lady Brabourne College |
| Genre | Poetry, fiction, drama |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi; Ananda Purashkar; Krittibas Puraskar |
| Spouse | Arinindam Mukhopadhyay |
Mandakranta Sen (born 1972[1]) is an Indian poet writing in Bengali. She became the youngest ever winner of Ananda Puraskar in 1999 for her very first poetry book. In 2004 she was awarded Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Award for poetry.[2] She is also a lyricist, composer, fiction writer, dramatist and cover designer. She quit medical studies to become a full-time writer.[1]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Mandakranta was born in Tollygunge, Kolkata on 15 September 1972. She completed her secondary education from Sakhawat Memorial Govt. Girls' High School and higher secondary from Lady Brabourne College. She later went on to study MBBS at Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital from 1991-1997, but dropped out just before appearing at her final examinations.[1] Thereafter she devoted herself fulltime to literature.[3]
Literary works[edit | edit source]
Mandakranta is a major voice in 21st century Bengali poetry.[4] She has achieved success in different literary genres like poetry, novel, short story and essays, although she enjoys reputation chiefly as a poet. She is among foremost Bengali writers writing on conjugal and sexual issues of women.[5] Her poetry is regarded as feminist.[6] Her works have been translated into English and Hindi. She has also translated poetry from English and Hindi. She has also worked as a lyricist, composer, cover designer and a magazine editor.[7]
Awards and recognition[edit | edit source]
Mandakranta has been awarded Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Award for young writer for her contributions to Bengali poetry.[8] She has also won numerous other awards including Ananda Puraskar (1999), Krittibas Puraskar and Akash Bangla Barsha Samman etc.[9] She is one of the contributors to Sahitya Akademi journals.[10] She was the youngest ever winner of Ananda Puraskar at the age of 27. She has also given poetry readings in Germany.[11]
Controversies[edit | edit source]
In 2015 Mandakranta returned her Sahitya Akademi Award in protest against the Dadri incident and the mob attacks on writers and rationalists.[12] In 2017 she was threatened with gang rape for standing by fellow writers who protested against Hindutva terror.[13]
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
Books in English[edit | edit source]
- Sen, Mandakranta (2016). My Heart is an Unruly Girl. Mumbai: Paperwalla Media & Publishing. ISBN 978-93-827493-7-0.
- Sen, Mandakranta (2015). After the Last Kiss. New Delhi: Harper Collins India.
Books in Bengali[edit | edit source]
- Sen, Mandakranta (2019). Bosobas. Kolkata: Patra Bharati. ISBN 978-81-837459-0-1.
- Sen, Mandakranta (2005). Shreshtha Kabita. Kolkata: Dey's Publishing. ISBN 978-81-295045-3-1.
- Sen, Mandakranta (2014). Premer Kabita. Kolkata: Saptarshi Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-827067-1-7.
- Sen, Mandakranta (2015). Dalchhoot. Kolkata: Ananda Publishers. ISBN 978-81-775619-6-8.
- Sen, Mandakranta (2018). Jhaptal. Kolkata: Ananda Publishers. ISBN 978-81-264140-8-6.
- Sen, Mandakranta (2015). Hriday Abadhya Meye. Kolkata: Ananda Publishers. ISBN 978-81-721591-2-2.
- Sen, Mandakranta (2017). Kolkobja. Kolkata: Dey's Publishing. ISBN 978-81-295214-7-7.
- Sen, Mandakranta (2019). Swapner Gaan. Kolkata: Dey's Publishing. ISBN 978-81-264467-4-2.
- Sen, Mandakranta (2020). Mithe Kora Kichhu Chora. Kolkata: Dey's Publishing.
- Sen, Mandakranta (2014). Balo Anya Bhave. Kolkata: Ananda Publishers. ISBN 978-81-775610-3-6.
- Sen, Mandakranta (2021). Antyakshari. Kolkata: Dey's Publishing.
- Sen, Mandakranta (2019). Jonmosutra Hotyasutra. Kolkata: Dhansere Publishers. ISBN 978-93-884325-4-2.
Chapters in books[edit | edit source]
- Sen, Mandakranta (2017), "Madri and Maria", in Anilkumar, K. S.; Resmi, G. (eds.), Lesbian Stories in Malayalam, vol. 1 (1st ed.), Trivandrum: Chintha Publishers, ISBN 978-81-770239-7-8
Journal articles[edit | edit source]
- Sen, Mandakranta (2011). "A Letter from Lesbos". Feminist Studies. 37 (1): 184. doi:10.1353/fem.2011.0010. JSTOR 23069891. S2CID 245665647.
- Sen, Mandakranta (2005). "Offering". Indian Literature. 49 (1): 21. JSTOR i23339387.
- Sen, Mandakranta (2005). "The Believer". Indian Literature. 49 (1): 22. JSTOR i23339387.
- Sen, Mandakranta (2005). "Probabilities". Indian Literature. 49 (1): 23. JSTOR i23339387.
- Sen, Mandakranta (2005). "The Wind". Indian Literature. 49 (1): 24. JSTOR i23339387.
- Sen, Mandakranta (2017). "Sin". Indian Literature. 61 (2): 77. JSTOR 26791267.
- Sen, Mandakranta (2017). "Suicidal". Indian Literature. 61 (2): 78. JSTOR 26791268.
- Sen, Mandakranta (2017). "Exile". Indian Literature. 61 (2): 79–80. JSTOR 26791270.
- Sen, Mandakranta (2017). "The Dream Girl". Indian Literature. 61 (2): 24. JSTOR 26791270.
Translated works[edit | edit source]
- Andhi Chhalaang (2006) in Hindi
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sen, Mandakranta (2002). Dalchhoot (1. saṃskaraṇa. ed.). Kolkata: Ananda. ISBN 8177561960.
- ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Awards". Government of India Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ↑ "Mandakranta Sen Author Profile". Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ↑ "One Language Many Voices : 21st Century Bengali Poetry". Indian Literature. 61 (2). Sahitya Akademi: 192. 2017. JSTOR 26791214. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ↑ "Conjugality & Sexual Economics in India". Feminist Studies. 37 (1): 7-13. 2011. JSTOR 23069880. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ↑ Manik Sharma (23 July 2016). "Mandakranta Sen's Feminist Poems : My Heart is an Unruly Girl". First Post. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ↑ "Mandakranta Sen - Poet Profile". Poetry International. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Awards Ceremony 2004". Government of India. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ↑ "Mandakranta Sen - Life & Works". Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ↑ "Translators and Contributors to Sahitya Akademi Journal". Indian Literature. 49 (1). Sahitya Akademi: 199-204. JSTOR 23346594. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ↑ "Mandakranta Sen Literary Works". Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ↑ "Bengali Poet Mandakranta Sen Returns Sahitya Akademi Award". NDTV.com. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ↑ "Poet Mandakranta Sen Threatened With Gang Rape". The Indian Express. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
