Anurupa Debi

Anurupa Debi
Anurupa Debi
Anurupa Debi
Native name
অনুরূপা দেবী
Born9 September 1882
Shyambazar, Calcutta
Died19 April 1958
Pen name
  • Rani Devi
  • Anupama Devi
OccupationWriter
LanguageBengali
Notable works
  • Maa (1934)
  • Pather Sathi(1946)
  • Mantra Shakti (1954)
  • Gariber Meye (1960)
SpouseShikharnath Bandopadhyay
ChildrenAmbujnath 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]

  1. ^ "Sahitye Nari: Shrastri o Srishti by Anurupa Debi" (PDF).
  2. ^ Dutta, Swapna (3 August 2013). "The home and the world". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ^ দাশগুপ্ত, মুনমুন. "নারীর অধিকার রক্ষায় অগ্রণী তিনি". anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 November 2020.