Purabi Basu
Purabi Basu (born 21 September 1949) is a Bangladeshi short-story writer, pharmacologist and activist. She won Anannya Literary Award in 2005 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2013.
Purabi Basu
- Name
- Purabi Basu
- Occupation
- Writer, pharmacologist, activist
- Spouse
- Jyoti Prakash Dutta
- Education
- Ph.D. (nutrition)
- Born
- 1949
- Nationality
- Pakistan · Bangladesh
- Honours
- Bangla Academy Literary Award
- Languages
- Bangla
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Purabi Basu (born 21 September 1949) is a Bangladeshi short-story writer, pharmacologist and activist. She won Anannya Literary Award in 2005 and Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2013.
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Purabi Basu (born 1949) is a poet and writer and a national of Bangladesh and Pakistan. The poet studied at University of Dhaka, University of Missouri and Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania.
Languages used include Bangla. Purabi Basu received Bangla Academy Literary Award.
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• Name — Purabi Basu • Native Name — পূরবী বসু • Occupation — Writer, pharmacologist, activist • Spouse — Jyoti Prakash Dutta • Alma Mater — University of Dhaka Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania University of Missouri • Education — Ph.D. (nutrition)
Education
Education
Basu completed her bachelor's degree in pharmacy from the University of Dhaka. She moved to the United States in 1970. She then earned her master's degree in biochemistry from Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1972 and Ph.D. from University of Missouri in nutrition in 1976. She later worked as a postdoctoral fellow in pharmacology at the University of South Alabama.
Career
Career
Basu worked as a director of the health, nutrition and population division at BRAC.
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Works
• Radha Will Not Cook Today • Saleha's Desire
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Personal life
Basu is married to Ekushey Padak and Bangla Academy Literary Award winning short-story writer Jyoti Prakash Dutta.
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- 1.Authors.com.bd. 1949-09-21.
- 2.Rahman, Nader. The Scientist. The Daily Star. 20 July 2007.
- 3.Bangla Academy.
- 4.munshigonj.com. Dr. Purabi Basu.
- 5.Khan, Raja. The Concept. 34. 2003.
- 6.Kaiser, Nahid. Resistance to Paterfamilias in Purabi Basu's two short stories: "Radha Will Not Cook Today" and "Saleha's Desire". Stamford Journal of English. 6. 2011.
- 7.boinews24.com. 16 September 2014.
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