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Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
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Ashapurna Devi

Overview

Ashapurna Devi (8 January 1909 – 12 July 1995), also Ashapoorna Devi or Ashapurna Debi, was a prominent Indian novelist and poet in Bengali. In 1976, she was awarded the Jnanpith Award and Padma Shri by the Government of India, D.Litt. by the Universities of Jabalpur, Rabindra Bharati, Burdwan and Jadavpur. Vishwa Bharati University honoured her with Deshikottama in 1989. For her contribution as a novelist and short story writer, the Sahitya Akademi conferred its highest honour, the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, in 1994.

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Writing
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2002 Annadata Writing Story N/A
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1984 Jog Biyog Writing Novel N/A
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1967 Chhoti Si Mulaqat Writing Story N/A
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1965 Kanch Kata Hire Writing Author N/A
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1964 Sadhana Writing Original Story N/A
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1963 Chaya Surya Writing Story N/A
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1962 Aathma Bandhuvu Writing Writer N/A
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1959 Sashibabur Sansar Writing Story N/A
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1956 Nabajanma Writing Story N/A
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1954 Agni Pariksha Writing Story N/A
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1954 Kalyani Writing Story N/A
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1953 Jog Biyog Writing Story N/A
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