Anurupa Debi | |
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Native name | অনুরূপা দেবী |
Born | 9 September 1882 Shyambazar, Calcutta |
Died | 19 April 1958 |
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Occupation | Writer |
Language | Bengali |
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Spouse | Shikharnath Bandopadhyay |
Children | Ambujnath Bandopadhyay [1] |
Anurupa Debi (9 September 1882 – 19 April 1958) (also known as, Anurupa Devi)[2] was one of the most reputed female novelists in Bengali literature in the British colonial era. She was also an eminent short story writer, poet as well as a social worker. Debi was one of the first female writers in Bengali literature to gain considerable prominence and popularity.[3]