Jyotirmoyee Devi
Jyotirmoyee Devi (1894–1988) was an Indian writer in the early twentieth century. She wrote predominantly about women in the Rajasthan of her childhood and in what is now West Bengal at the time of Partition.
Jyotirmoyee Devi
- Name
- Jyotirmoyee Devi জ্যোতির্ময়ী দেবী
- Born
- 23 January 1894
- Birthplace
- Jaipur
- Died
- 17 November 1988
- Place of death
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
- Occupation
- Writer
- Nationality
- India · British Raj · Dominion of India
- Honours
- Rabindra Puraskar
- Languages
- Bangla
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• Name — Jyotirmoyee Devi জ্যোতির্ময়ী দেবী • Born — 23 January 1894 • Birthplace — Jaipur • Died — 17 November 1988 • Place of death — Kolkata, West Bengal, India • Occupation — Writer
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Jyotirmoyee Devi, born in 1894 and died in 1988, is documented in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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Devi was born in the Princely State of Jaipur in 1894, where her family had lived since 1857. When she was 25 years old, her husband died of influenza. With six small children, Devi returned to her parents' house, leaving one child with her husband’s family. She lived under the rules of orthodox Hindu widowhood. She spent much of her time secluded and read from her grandfather's library. She also wrote non-fiction, writing especially about the rights of women and Dalits. Her collection of short stories, Sona Rupa Noy (Not Gold and Silver) won the Rabindra Puraskar in 1973. From 1959 to 1988 she resided in the Shyambazar area.
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- 1.Sepia Stories: How Jyotirmoyee Devi Captured Stories of Bengal's Women Stuck in Partition. www.shethepeople.tv.
- 2.Mookerjea, Debali. "That Little Boy": An English Translation of Jyotirmoyee Devi's Bengali Short Story "Shei Chheleta". Meridians. 2. 128–145. 2002. 1536-6936.
- 3.Karmakar, Indrani. Women in transition : crossing boundaries, crossing borders. Routledge. 2021. 978-1-000-38332-4.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Jyotirmoyee Devi. Epar Ganga, Opar Ganga. Kali for Women. 1968.
- Jyotirmoyee Devi. The Impermanence of Lies. Stree. 1999.
- Jyotirmoyee Devi. Behind Latticed Marble Inner Worlds Of Women. Thornbird. 2023. 9789391125332.
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