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Nilanjana S. Roy
Nilanjana S. Roy (born c. 1971) is an Indian journalist, literary critic, editor, and author. She has written the fiction books ''The Wildings'' and ''The Hundred Names of Darkness'', and the essay collection ''The Girl Who Ate Books''. She is the editor of the anthologies ''A Matter of Taste: The Penguin Book of Indian Writing on Food'' and ''Our Freedoms''. Early life and education Roy was born in Kolkata. She was educated at La Martiniere Calcutta, La Martiniere, Kolkata, attended St. Stephen's College, Delhi, St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, and graduated with a degree in literature in the 1990s. Career Over a more than twenty-year career as a columnist and literary critic, Roy has written for the ''Business Standard'' and ''Biblio''. She has also written for ''The New York Times'', ''The Guardian'', the BBC, ''Outlook (Indian magazine), Outlook'', ''The New York Review of Books, The New York Review'', ''The New Republic'', ''Huffington Post'' and other publicatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 45 lakh (4.5 million) residents within the city limits, and a population of over 1.41 crore (14.1 million) residents in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area. It is the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. In 2021, the Kolkata metropolitan area crossed 1.5 crore (15 million) registered voters. The Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. Kolkata is regarded as the cultural capital of India. Kolkata is the second largest Bengali-speaking city after Dhaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
