Maria Aurora Couto | |
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 Couto at her home in Carona, Aldona in 2015 | |
| Born | Maria Aurora Figueiredo 22 August 1937 Salcete, Goa, Portuguese India, Portugal |
| Died | 14 January 2022 (aged 84) |
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| Notable awards | Padma Shri (2010) |
Maria Aurora Couto (22 August 1937 – 14 January 2022) was an Indian writer and educator best known for her book Goa: A Daughter's Story and for promoting literature and ideas within Goa and beyond. In addition to her books, she wrote for newspapers and magazine, and also taught English literature at Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi and Dhempe College of Panjim. She also helped start the DD Kosambi Festival of Ideas in 2008.
Couto was a recipient of the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award in 2010.