Tilottama Majumdar

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তিলোত্তমা মজুমদার
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Born (1966-01-11) January 11, 1966 (age 57)
OccupationNovelist
Awards

Tilottoma Mojumdar is an Indian Bangali novelist, short story writer, poet, lyricist, and essayist. [1] She writes in the Bengali language. [2]

She was born in North Bengal, where she spent her childhood in tea plantations. She was educated at the Scottish Church College at the University of Calcutta. [2]

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References

  1. http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/author-tilottoma-denied-entry/ The Indian Express. 4 March 2012, 6:26 AM. In the Cities section of newspaper. Accessed 20 July 2014
  2. 1 2 Biographical sketch from Parabaas.com Retrieved 5 July 2014