Nirupama Devi

Nirupama Devi (Bengali: নিরুপমা দেবী) (7 May 1883 – 7 January 1951)[1] was a fiction writer from Berhampore in Murshidabad district. Her literary pseudonym was Srimati Devi. Nirupama Devi's father was Nafar Chandra Bhatta who was a judicial employee. She was educated at home.[2]

Nirupama Devi
BornNirupama Devi
(1883-05-05)5 May 1883
Died7 January 1951(1951-01-07) (aged 67)

Works

Uchchhrinkhal was her first novel. Her other works include:

  • Annapurnar Mandir (1913), a same name film was made by Naresh Mitra in 1954.
  • Didi (1915) (considered to be her best novel)[3]
  • Aleya (1917)
  • Bidhilipi (1919)
  • Shyamali (1919)
  • Bandhu (1921)
  • Amar Diary (1927)
  • Yugantarer Katha (1940)
  • Anukarsa (1941)

Awards and honours

Nirupama Devi received the 'Bhubanmohini Gold Medal' in 1938 and 'Jagattarini Gold Medal' in 1943 from the University of Calcutta in recognition of her contribution to literature.

References
  1. Women Writing in India: The twentieth century. Feminist Press at CUNY. 1993. p. 106. ISBN 9781558610293.
  2. "Devi, Nirupama - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  3. Women Writing in India: 600 B.C. to the early twentieth century. Feminist Press at CUNY. 1991. p. 363. ISBN 9781558610279.
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