
Basu has also won many prestigious awards for her writing including Tara Shankar Award (1991), Shiromani Puroshkar (1997), Ananda Purashkar (1998), Bankim Purashkar (1998), Katha Award (2003) and Sahitya Akademi Award (2010). Since her debut in 1980 with the stellar Janmabhumi-Matribhumi, a number of her stories have been adapted into films and T.V. She writes on diverse topics ranging from history and mythology to society, psychology and gender. Bani Basu is the Sahitya Academy Award winning author of novels like The Marble Salver, Twenty One Steps, The Birth of the Maitreya etc, all of them written. Written originally in Bengali circa 1990, this story of Bandana captures every aspect of the struggles of an Indian woman in those times.Ĭonsidered to be one of the most versatile contemporary writers in Bengali, Bani Basu is an eminent academician, poet, novelist, essayist, critic and translator.


She has had her works published in periodicals like Anandamela, Desh, Ananda Bazaar, Bartaman, Manorama and Tathyakendra and has also contributed to Bengali magazines published from the USA. The first reason of starting this historical book is Bani Basu, my favourite writer. Bani Basu She has sixteen novels and six books to her credit. This was the first thought I had in mind, after completing A Plate of White Marble by Bani Basu. It has been my all-time favourite book, even I like to read when get some times. Namrata reviews Bani Basu’s A Plate of White Marble translated by Nandini Guha (Published by Niyogi Books, 2020) and calls it a mirror reflecting the ugly facets of our society. Astam Garva by Bani Basu - PDF Download, : -, Download Bani Basu Bangla books, novels, poetry etc in pdf format and read Astam Garva by Indian Writer Bani Basu PDF - Bani Basu Popular Books PDF Free Download.
