Nabaneeta Dev Sen, beloved writer and academic, has passed away at 81.
https://www.ndtv.com/people/nabaneeta-dev-sen-bengali-poet-dies-at-81-2129078
Bengali Poet Nabaneeta Dev Sen Dies At 81

Prominent Bengali author, poet, academic Nabaneeta Dev Sen died at her Kolkata home Thursday evening. She was 81 and is survived by two daughters. She had been unwell for some time before her death. Nabaneeta Dev Sen was the former wife of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen who has expressed deep shock at her passing.

"The ideals of the epic world obviously do not have much to share with women, nor do the women enjoy the heroic values. There is little they can do there - other then get abducted or rescued, or pawned, or molested, or humiliated in some way or other. So, what happens when women choose to retell an epic?"

Nabaneetadi on three women's versions of the Ramayana:

https://ninapaley.com/Sitayana/Manushi_LadySingstheBlues.html

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@nilanjanaroy 😊 lovely