Souhardya De | |
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![]() De at an event in 2020 | |
Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | Vidyasagar Shishu Niketan (CISCE affiliation) University of Bristol |
Occupation(s) | Author, columnist and podcaster |
Honours | Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2021 |
Website | www |
Souhardya De (born 9 January 2004) is an Indian writer, columnist, and podcaster from Midnapore, West Bengal. [1] [2] He is a recipient of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, a civilian award for Indian citizens under the age of 18, in 2021. [3] He is a Think Big scholar at the University of Bristol and a Don Lavoie Fellow in political economy at the Mercatus Center. [4]
De pursued high school studies at Vidyasagar Shishu Niketan in Midnapore, West Bengal, graduating in July, 2022. [5] [6] [7] He did his UGCert in History from the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education with a bursary. [8] Later, he was awarded a Think Big scholarship for his undergraduate education in History at the University of Bristol, where he also worked as a student fundraiser. [9] [10]
His father, Shakti Prasad De, is a professor in the faculty of history at Midnapore College and his mother, Jayati De, is a teacher at a government school in West Bengal. [11]
He was a columnist for the Sunday Guardian [12] and a podcaster, hosting a show called Cosmographia: The Graeco Romans, the Egyptians and Us. [12] In 2021, Souhardya was one of the recipients of the PM-YUVA Fellowship, a stipend for young authors writing about the Indian independence movement, announced by the Ministry of Education. [13] His book Pratap Jung: The Ultimate Sacrifice was published by the National Book Trust as part of the PM-YUVA series in 2023. [14]