- Nilanjana S. Roy
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Nilanjana S. Roy (b ca 1971) is a well-known Indian journalist and literary critic. She currently writes a regular column for the Business Standard. She used to write a notorious literary blog called Kitabkhana under the pseudonym Hurree Babu. She is married to Devangshu Datta, a stock market columnist[1] and a consultant to financial dailies and business magazines.
Roy is originally from Kolkata. She was educated at La Martiniere, Kolkata,[citation needed] and read English Literature at St Stephens at Delhi University in the 1990s.[2] In 1998, she was Assistant Features Editor of Business Standard, and then Deputy Features Editor of the same newspaper.[3] She did a brief stint as Books Editor for Outlook magazine and worked with Biblio before spending several years as a freelance writer. Her last job was as chief editor, Westland Books. She lives in Delhi with her husband[4]
Bibliography
- Nilanjana S. Roy. A Matter of Taste: The Penguin Book of Indian Writing on Food". Book Excerptise (excerpts) Review by Anita Nair
References
External links
- Akhond of Swat Nilanjana's book review blog.
- Photo of Nilanjana S. Roy as in January 2009.
Categories:- Indian journalists
- Indian women writers
- Living people
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