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Nabaneeta Dev Sen Passes Away: Celebs Mourn Sad Demise Of Famous Bengali Litterateur

Nabaneeta Dev Sen was born in Kolkata in 1938. She was the daughter of poets Narendra Dev and Radharani Devi. Sen graduated from Presidency College and received her master’s degree from Jadavpur University, Calcutta, in 1958. In 1959, she married Nobel laureate Amartya Sen

Akriti Anand

Fri Nov 08 2019, 16:43:56 14858 views
Eminent poet and novelist Nabaneeta Dev Sen breathed her last on November 7 at her residence. She was 81 years old. The Padma Shri awardee had been undergoing treatment for cancer.  Her death was confirmed by her family members.

The Bengali film fraternity also expressed their condolences and took to their social media handle. 














Nabaneeta Dev Sen was born in Kolkata in 1938. She was the daughter of poets Narendra Dev and Radharani Devi. Sen graduated from Presidency College and received her master’s degree from Jadavpur University, Calcutta, in 1958. In 1959, she married Nobel laureate Amartya Sen.

The couple had two daughters — Antara Dev Sen and actor and writer Nandana Sen — before they were divorced in 1976.
Nabaneeta then went to the US with her daughters, finished her higher studies, and built a career as a writer and poet. 


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