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'''Subhadra Sen Gupta''' (1952 – 3 May 2021)<ref name="Scroll.in" /> was an Indian writer. She was the winner of [[Sahitya Akademi]]'s 2015 Bal Sahitya Puraskar<ref name="Hindu-World-2015">{{Cite news|last=Pisharoty|first=Sangeeta Barooah|date=2015-01-28|title=In the world of children|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-children/subhadra-sen-gupta-winner-of-the-sahitya-akademis-bal-sahitya-puraskar-this-year-talks-about-her-latest-books/article6830820.ece|access-date=2020-11-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and wrote over 30 books. Her book, ''Mystery of the House of Pigeons'', was adapted into a television series for [[Doordarshan]] as ''Khoj Khazana Khojher''.<ref name="Hindu-Rewind-2015">{{Cite news|last=Raza|first=Asif|last2=Ali|first2=Darab Mansoor|date=2015-07-01|title=Rewind with relish|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/subhadra-sen-gupta-underlines-the-history-of-india-for-children/article7374741.ece|access-date=2020-11-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Most of her books are in the genres of historical fiction and non-fiction, but she also wrote travelogues, comic strips and detective and ghost stories.<ref name="Rediff-Danger">{{Cite web|title=Danger in Darjeeling: Satyajut Ray's Feluda Mysteries {{!}} Book by Subhadra Sen Gupta|url=http://books.rediff.com/book/danger-in-darjeeling--satyajut-ray-s-feluda-mysteries/9780143331506|access-date=2020-11-29|website=Rediff Books}}</ref><ref name="Penguin-8Things-2018">{{Cite web|date=2018-06-10|title=8 Things worth knowing about Subhadra Sen Gupta|url=https://penguin.co.in/8-things-worth-knowing-about-subhadra-sen-gupta/|access-date=2020-11-29|website=Penguin Random House India|language=en-US}}</ref> | '''Subhadra Sen Gupta''' (June 1952 – 3 May 2021)<ref name="Scroll.in" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/acclaimed-childrens-author-subhadra-sen-gupta-passes-away-due-to-covid-19-7301614/|title=Acclaimed children’s writer Subhadra Sen Gupta dies of Covid|work=The Indian Express|date=2021-05-05|access-date=2022-01-11}}</ref> was an Indian writer. She was the winner of [[Sahitya Akademi]]'s 2015 Bal Sahitya Puraskar<ref name="Hindu-World-2015">{{Cite news|last=Pisharoty|first=Sangeeta Barooah|date=2015-01-28|title=In the world of children|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-children/subhadra-sen-gupta-winner-of-the-sahitya-akademis-bal-sahitya-puraskar-this-year-talks-about-her-latest-books/article6830820.ece|access-date=2020-11-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and wrote over 30 books. Her book, ''Mystery of the House of Pigeons'', was adapted into a television series for [[Doordarshan]] as ''Khoj Khazana Khojher''.<ref name="Hindu-Rewind-2015">{{Cite news|last=Raza|first=Asif|last2=Ali|first2=Darab Mansoor|date=2015-07-01|title=Rewind with relish|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/subhadra-sen-gupta-underlines-the-history-of-india-for-children/article7374741.ece|access-date=2020-11-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Most of her books are in the genres of historical fiction and non-fiction, but she also wrote travelogues, comic strips and detective and ghost stories.<ref name="Rediff-Danger">{{Cite web|title=Danger in Darjeeling: Satyajut Ray's Feluda Mysteries {{!}} Book by Subhadra Sen Gupta|url=http://books.rediff.com/book/danger-in-darjeeling--satyajut-ray-s-feluda-mysteries/9780143331506|access-date=2020-11-29|website=Rediff Books}}</ref><ref name="Penguin-8Things-2018">{{Cite web|date=2018-06-10|title=8 Things worth knowing about Subhadra Sen Gupta|url=https://penguin.co.in/8-things-worth-knowing-about-subhadra-sen-gupta/|access-date=2020-11-29|website=Penguin Random House India|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
==Life and career== | ==Life and career== | ||
Sen Gupta was born in [[Delhi]]. She held a master's degree in history. She began writing in college, working as a copywriter for advertising agencies.<ref name="Penguin-8Things-2018" /> | Sen Gupta was born in [[Delhi]]. She held a master's degree in history. She began writing in college, working as a copywriter for advertising agencies.<ref name="Penguin-8Things-2018" /> | ||
Some of her works include ''Goodbye Pasha Begum!'' from ''The Puffin Book of Spooky Ghost Stories'' (a horror story where a girl holidaying in Delhi finds herself as a slave in the [[Mughal era]]), ''Bishnu - The Dhobi Singer'' (a [[dhobi]] boy who is taken under the tutelage of [[Tansen]]) and ''A Mauryan Adventure'' (the daughter of a soldier in [[Ashoka]]'s army finds herself travelling the world). ''The Secret Diary of the World's Worst Cook'' (the child of two physicists who is bad at physics himself finds a diary written by a boy in a similar situation coming from a family of cooks)<ref>{{Cite news|agency=BLPS|date=2015-03-10|title=Works of Subhadra Sen Gupta: our pick|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/in-school/1/article6978422.ece|access-date=2020-11-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> is part of a book series, ''World's Worst'', written in the diary format. This series also includes ''The Secret Diary of the World's Worst Cook''.<ref name="Hindu-World-2015" /> ''A Flag, A Song And a Pinch of Salt'' features 19 freedom fighters of India and their inspiring stories.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kurian|first=Nimi|date=2020-08-10|title=In turbulent times|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/children/in-turbulent-times/article32314128.ece|access-date=2020-11-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | Some of her works include ''Goodbye, Pasha Begum!'' from ''The Puffin Book of Spooky Ghost Stories'' (a horror story where a girl holidaying in Delhi finds herself as a slave in the [[Mughal era]]), ''Bishnu - The Dhobi Singer'' (a [[dhobi]] boy who is taken under the tutelage of [[Tansen]]) and ''A Mauryan Adventure'' (the daughter of a soldier in [[Ashoka]]'s army finds herself travelling the world). ''The Secret Diary of the World's Worst Cook'' (the child of two physicists who is bad at physics himself finds a diary written by a boy in a similar situation coming from a family of cooks)<ref>{{Cite news|agency=BLPS|date=2015-03-10|title=Works of Subhadra Sen Gupta: our pick|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/in-school/1/article6978422.ece|access-date=2020-11-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> is part of a book series, ''World's Worst'', written in the diary format. This series also includes ''The Secret Diary of the World's Worst Cook''.<ref name="Hindu-World-2015" /> ''A Flag, A Song And a Pinch of Salt'' features 19 freedom fighters of India and their inspiring stories.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kurian|first=Nimi|date=2020-08-10|title=In turbulent times|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/children/in-turbulent-times/article32314128.ece|access-date=2020-11-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | ||
She also wrote a book for [[TERI]], ''Caring for Nature: Bapu and the Missing Blue Pencil''.<ref name="Hindu-World-2015" /> Her 2015 book, ''A Children's History of India'', was about the history of India written for children over the age of 10 years.<ref name="Hindu-Rewind-2015" /> In 2020, she released ''The Constitution of India for Children'' (sourced from books written by [[Ramachandra Guha]], [[Bipan Chandra]], [[Granville Austin]] and [[Derek O'Brien (politician)|Derek O'Brien]])<ref>{{Cite web|first=Paromita|last=Chakraborti|date=2020-03-12|title=A Home for Hope: Subhadra Sen Gupta’s new book makes the Constitution accessible to children|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/a-home-for-hope-6309823/|access-date=2020-11-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> and ''Mahal: Power and Pageantry in the Mughal Harem'' (about the social life of a [[harem]] in the Mughal era). | She also wrote a book for [[TERI]], ''Caring for Nature: Bapu and the Missing Blue Pencil''.<ref name="Hindu-World-2015" /> Her 2015 book, ''A Children's History of India'', was about the history of India written for children over the age of 10 years.<ref name="Hindu-Rewind-2015" /> In 2020, she released ''The Constitution of India for Children'' (sourced from books written by [[Ramachandra Guha]], [[Bipan Chandra]], [[Granville Austin]] and [[Derek O'Brien (politician)|Derek O'Brien]])<ref>{{Cite web|first=Paromita|last=Chakraborti|date=2020-03-12|title=A Home for Hope: Subhadra Sen Gupta’s new book makes the Constitution accessible to children|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/a-home-for-hope-6309823/|access-date=2020-11-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> and ''Mahal: Power and Pageantry in the Mughal Harem'' (about the social life of a [[harem]] in the Mughal era). She is also famous for her books ''A Bagful of History, The Teenage Diary of Jodh Bai and The Teenage Diary of Jahanara'' | ||
Sen Gupta died of [[COVID-19]] on 3 May 2021 at the age of 68, amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].<ref name="Scroll.in">{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/994325/subhadra-sen-gupta-1952-2021-a-beloved-childrens-author-is-taken-away-by-covid-19|title=Subhadra Sen Gupta (1952-2021): A beloved children’s author is taken away by Covid-19|work=Scroll.in|first=Sudeshna|last=Shome Ghosh|date=8 May 2021|access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Acclaimed children’s author Subhadra Sen Gupta passes away due to Covid-19 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/acclaimed-childrens-author-subhadra-sen-gupta-passes-away-due-to-covid-19-7301614/ |first=Paromita |last=Chakrabarti |access-date=4 May 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=4 May 2021}}</ref> | Sen Gupta died of [[COVID-19]] on 3 May 2021, at the age of 68, amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].<ref name="Scroll.in">{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/994325/subhadra-sen-gupta-1952-2021-a-beloved-childrens-author-is-taken-away-by-covid-19|title=Subhadra Sen Gupta (1952-2021): A beloved children’s author is taken away by Covid-19|work=Scroll.in|first=Sudeshna|last=Shome Ghosh|date=8 May 2021|access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Acclaimed children’s author Subhadra Sen Gupta passes away due to Covid-19 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/acclaimed-childrens-author-subhadra-sen-gupta-passes-away-due-to-covid-19-7301614/ |first=Paromita |last=Chakrabarti |access-date=4 May 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=4 May 2021}}</ref> | ||
==Awards and accolades== | ==Awards and accolades== | ||
Her book, ''Mystery of the House of Pigeons'', was adapted into a six-part television series by Feisal Alkazi as ''Khoj Khazana Khojher'' on Doordarshan. Her works were also chosen as part of [[NCERT]] textbooks.<ref name="Hindu-Rewind-2015" /> Three of her books, ''Twelve O'Clock Ghost Stories'', ''Jodh Bai'' and ''A Clown for Tenali Rama'' were included in the annual [[White Ravens]] catalogue at the [[Bologna Children's Book Fair]].<ref name="Rediff-Danger" /> In 2015, she was awarded the Bal Sahitya Puraskar by the [[Sahitya Akademi]] for her contribution to children's literature in the English language.<ref name="Hindu-Rewind-2015" /> | Her book, ''Mystery of the House of Pigeons'', was adapted into a six-part television series by Feisal Alkazi as ''Khoj Khazana Khojher'' on Doordarshan. Her works were also chosen as part of [[NCERT]] textbooks.<ref name="Hindu-Rewind-2015" /> Three of her books, ''Twelve O'Clock Ghost Stories'', ''The Teenage Diary of Jodh Bai'' and ''A Clown for Tenali Rama'' were included in the annual [[White Ravens]] catalogue at the [[Bologna Children's Book Fair]].<ref name="Rediff-Danger" /> In 2015, she was awarded the Bal Sahitya Puraskar by the [[Sahitya Akademi]] for her contribution to children's literature in the English language.<ref name="Hindu-Rewind-2015" /> | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
===Stories=== | ===Stories=== | ||
* ''Goodbye Pasha Begum!'' (in ''The Book of Spooky Ghost Stories'') | * ''Goodbye, Pasha Begum!'' (in ''The Book of Spooky Ghost Stories'') | ||
* ''Bishnu - The Dhobi Singer'' | * ''Bishnu - The Dhobi Singer'' | ||
* ''A Mauryan Adventure'' | * ''A Mauryan Adventure''d | ||
===Novels=== | ===Novels=== | ||
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Subhadra Sen Gupta | |
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| Born | June 1952 Delhi, India |
| Died | 3 May 2021 (aged 68) |
| Language | English |
| Education | Delhi University |
| Period | 1980s–2021[1] |
| Genre | historical fiction, non-fiction, travel, mystery, horror |
| Notable works | Mystery of the House of Pigeons |
Subhadra Sen Gupta (June 1952 – 3 May 2021)[1][2] was an Indian writer. She was the winner of Sahitya Akademi's 2015 Bal Sahitya Puraskar[3] and wrote over 30 books. Her book, Mystery of the House of Pigeons, was adapted into a television series for Doordarshan as Khoj Khazana Khojher.[4] Most of her books are in the genres of historical fiction and non-fiction, but she also wrote travelogues, comic strips and detective and ghost stories.[5][6]
Life and career[edit]
Sen Gupta was born in Delhi. She held a master's degree in history. She began writing in college, working as a copywriter for advertising agencies.[6]
Some of her works include Goodbye, Pasha Begum! from The Puffin Book of Spooky Ghost Stories (a horror story where a girl holidaying in Delhi finds herself as a slave in the Mughal era), Bishnu - The Dhobi Singer (a dhobi boy who is taken under the tutelage of Tansen) and A Mauryan Adventure (the daughter of a soldier in Ashoka's army finds herself travelling the world). The Secret Diary of the World's Worst Cook (the child of two physicists who is bad at physics himself finds a diary written by a boy in a similar situation coming from a family of cooks)[7] is part of a book series, World's Worst, written in the diary format. This series also includes The Secret Diary of the World's Worst Cook.[3] A Flag, A Song And a Pinch of Salt features 19 freedom fighters of India and their inspiring stories.[8]
She also wrote a book for TERI, Caring for Nature: Bapu and the Missing Blue Pencil.[3] Her 2015 book, A Children's History of India, was about the history of India written for children over the age of 10 years.[4] In 2020, she released The Constitution of India for Children (sourced from books written by Ramachandra Guha, Bipan Chandra, Granville Austin and Derek O'Brien)[9] and Mahal: Power and Pageantry in the Mughal Harem (about the social life of a harem in the Mughal era). She is also famous for her books A Bagful of History, The Teenage Diary of Jodh Bai and The Teenage Diary of Jahanara
Sen Gupta died of COVID-19 on 3 May 2021, at the age of 68, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[1][10]
Awards and accolades[edit]
Her book, Mystery of the House of Pigeons, was adapted into a six-part television series by Feisal Alkazi as Khoj Khazana Khojher on Doordarshan. Her works were also chosen as part of NCERT textbooks.[4] Three of her books, Twelve O'Clock Ghost Stories, The Teenage Diary of Jodh Bai and A Clown for Tenali Rama were included in the annual White Ravens catalogue at the Bologna Children's Book Fair.[5] In 2015, she was awarded the Bal Sahitya Puraskar by the Sahitya Akademi for her contribution to children's literature in the English language.[4]
Works[edit]
Stories[edit]
- Goodbye, Pasha Begum! (in The Book of Spooky Ghost Stories)
- Bishnu - The Dhobi Singer
- A Mauryan Adventured
Novels[edit]
- Danger in Darjeeling: Satyajit Ray's Feluda Mysteries (2010)
- A Flag, A Song And a Pinch of Salt
- Marching to Freedom
- The Secret Diary of the World's Worst Cook
- The Secret Diary of the World's Worst Friend
- Caring for Nature: Bapu and the Missing Blue Pencil
- A Children's History of India (2015)
- The Constitution of India for Children (2020)
- Mahal: Power and Pageantry in the Mughal Harem (2020)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shome Ghosh, Sudeshna (8 May 2021). "Subhadra Sen Gupta (1952-2021): A beloved children's author is taken away by Covid-19". Scroll.in. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ↑ "Acclaimed children's writer Subhadra Sen Gupta dies of Covid". The Indian Express. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Pisharoty, Sangeeta Barooah (28 January 2015). "In the world of children". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Raza, Asif; Ali, Darab Mansoor (1 July 2015). "Rewind with relish". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Danger in Darjeeling: Satyajut Ray's Feluda Mysteries | Book by Subhadra Sen Gupta". Rediff Books. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "8 Things worth knowing about Subhadra Sen Gupta". Penguin Random House India. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ↑ "Works of Subhadra Sen Gupta: our pick". The Hindu. BLPS. 10 March 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ↑ Kurian, Nimi (10 August 2020). "In turbulent times". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ↑ Chakraborti, Paromita (12 March 2020). "A Home for Hope: Subhadra Sen Gupta's new book makes the Constitution accessible to children". The Indian Express. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ↑ Chakrabarti, Paromita (4 May 2021). "Acclaimed children's author Subhadra Sen Gupta passes away due to Covid-19". The Indian Express. Retrieved 4 May 2021.