Chitra Deb


Chitra Deb was a Bengali novelist and editor.

Early life

Deb was born in 1943 in Purnea, British India. She completed her M.A and Ph.D in Bengali Literature from Calcutta University.

Literary career

Smt. Deb started her career in Anandabazar Patrika and worked there since 1980 to 2004. She was the in charge of library section of the ABP. Deb has edited and translated a number of books and also has a few historical novels for children to her credit. She has researched and written extensively on the contribution of women in the social and cultural history of Bengal. Deb's most popular work related with Women of The Tagore Household. Her book Thakurbarir Andarmahal was published in 1980 which was awarded by Bangla Academy and translated in many languages. She also received 'Chittaranjan Bandopadhyay birth centenary award' by Bangiya Sahitya Parisad. Her books are namely:
Deb was suffered in Myasthenia gravis disease. She died on 2 October 2017 in Kolkata.