Nandana Dev Sen
Nandana Dev Sen
Children's Book Author

Latest Publications and Press

2021-2022

ESSAYS AND POEMS

 

“The Shivering Rope: On Translating My Mother’s Poetry,” Wasafiri Magazine, September 2022
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“A Poem by a Daughter to Her Mother,” The Wire, May 2022
https://thewire.in/books/mothers-day-nabaneeta-dev-sen-nandana

“She thought she could do absolutely anything at all,” The Telegraph, March 2022
https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/people/nabaneeta-dev-sen-she-thought-she-could-do-absolutely-anything-at-all/cid/1855084

“Dangerous Disconnections: India’s Tolerance for Violence Against Women,” Outlook, February 2022
http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/pass-by-on-the-sidewalk-without-looking/284355

“Daybreak: A Poem by Nandana Dev Sen,” Open Magazine, December 2021
https://openthemagazine.com/cover-stories/daybreak/

 

“ACROBAT : On Women’s Day, Poems by Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Translated by Nandana Dev Sen,” The  Wire, March 2021
https://thewire.in/books/womens-day-nabaneeta-dev-sen-nandana-dev-sen-acrobat-poems

“A Mother’s Day Offering: ‘A Letter to Ma’ by Nandana Dev Sen,” The.Ink, May 2021
https://the.ink/p/mothersday

  

“A Lifetime of Luminous Poetry: Nandana Dev Sen on the Work of Her Mother, Nabaneeta,” Lit Hub, May 2021
https://lithub.com/a-lifetime-of-luminous-poetry-nandana-dev-sen-on-translating-the-work-of-her-mother-nabaneeta/

 

“The Clouds Change Their Music: A Poem by Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Translated from the Bengali by Nandana Dev Sen,” Circumference, May 2021
https://circumferencemag.com/the-clouds-change-their-music/

 

“’Too Much:’ A Poem by Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Translated by Nandana Sen,” Daily Poetry, April 2021
https://mailchi.mp/poems/todays-poem-too-much-by-nabaneeta-dev-sen-6073024?e=910122286a

PRESS COVERAGE

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“Poetry central to women’s freedom,” The Statesman, Delhi and Kolkata
December 22, 2022
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3632204/Delhi-The-Statesman/17-12-2022#page/7/2

“Growing up in Bhalo-Basa shaped me as much as studying at Harvard, or living around the world, did,” IANS, Indo-Asian News Service
September 1, 2022
https://ianslive.in/news/i_will_be_back_on_the_film_set_nandana_sen-899944/NATION/1

 

Nandana Sen: With Children, For Children,” Daily Bartaman
August 20,2022 https://www.dropbox.com/s/q9sd9ocn7hk5081/Daily%20Bartaman%20August%202022.pdf?dl=0

“Nandana Sen: When I was growing up, my mother was the superstar in our family,” Hindustan Times
August 19,2022
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2hvm9quj82u694x/www-hindustantimes-com-books-nandana-sen-when-i-was-growing-up-my-mother-was-the.pdf?dl=0


“Nandana discusses her mother Nabaneeta Dev Sen’s poems with Srijato,” The Times of India
July 24, 2022
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/nandana-discusses-her-mother-navaneeta-dev-sens-poetry-with-srijato/articleshow/93071490.cms


“Nandana Dev Sen dedicates poetry evening to mother Nabaneeta,” The Telegraph
July 21, 2022
https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/events/nandana-dev-sen-dedicates-evening-of-poetry-to-mother-nabaneeta-dev-sen-and-cousin-samantak-das/cid/1875828

“Author Nandana Dev Sen On Translating Her Mother Nabaneeta’s Work,” Femina
April 25, 2022
https://www.femina.in/trending/achievers/author-nandana-dev-sen-translates-her-mother-poet-nabaneetas-work-in-acrobat-225033.html

“For Nandana Dev Sen, translating her mother’s poetry has been a labour of love,” The Telegraph
April 13, 2022

https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/books/for-actor-nandana-dev-sen-translating-her-mothers-poetry-has-been-a-labour-of-love/cid/1860453

“Glimpses into Nandana Sen’s journey for a safer tomorrow for children,” The Telegraph
February 3, 2022
https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/people/nandana-sen-journey-towards-a-safer-tomorrow-help-and-support-vulnerable-children/cid/1850266

“Ma carried her poetry notebook everywhere: Nandana Dev Sen,” The Hindu
January 30, 2022

https://www.thehindu.com/books/ma-carried-her-poetry-notebook-everywhere-nandana-dev-sen/article38338183.ece

”How Nandana Dev Sen understood her mother better by translating her Bangla poems,” The Week
January 30, 2022
https://www.theweek.in/theweek/leisure/2022/01/20/how-nandana-dev-sen-understood-her-mother-better-by-translating-her-bangla-poems.html

“Acrobat Book Launch in Bhalo-Basa, hosted by Kolkata Literary Meet: A conversation with Nandana Dev Sen,” The Telegraph
January 18, 2022
https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/people/in-conversation-with-nandana-dev-sen-anupam-roy-and-suman-mukhopadhyay/cid/1848146

“Kolkata has my heart in a way no other city ever will:  Nandana Dev Sen,” The Times of India
January 13, 2022
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/kolkata-has-my-heart-in-a-way-no-other-city-ever-has-or-ever-will-nandana-dev-sen/articleshow/88861461.cms

“Actor and child-right activist Nandana Sen comes forward to save crisis hit children of West Bengal,” Lagatar
October 9, 2021
https://lagatar24.com/actor-and-child-right-activist-nandana-sen-comes-forward-to-save-crisis-hit-children-of-west-bengal/66253/

“On Acrobat, Nandana Dev Sen’s inheritance of words,” Mint Lounge
January 8, 2022
https://lifestyle.livemint.com/how-to-lounge/books/on-acrobat-nandana-dev-sen-s-inheritance-of-words-111641552799904.html 

“When women give voice to women,” Financial Times
October 26, 2021
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“A Beloved Bengali Poet in Translation: In Acrobat, a mother and daughter’s last collaboration,” Harvard Magazine
September-October 2021
https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2021/09/montage-tightrope-of-translation

“Abhijit Banerjee, Nandana Dev Sen launch English translations of Nabaneeta Dev Sen’s poetry,” The Telegraph
May 19, 2021
https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/books/abhijit-vinayak-banerjee-and-nandana-dev-sen-launch-english-translations-of-nabaneeta-dev-sens-seminal-poetry/cid/1816058

 

“Abhijit Banerjee launches Nandana Dev Sen’s book ‘Acrobat’,“ Times of India
May 11, 2021
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/book-launches/nobel-laureate-abhijit-v-banerjee-launches-nandana-dev-sens-translation-work-acrobat/articleshow/82533159.cms

“The Measure of a Mother: Nandana Dev Sen,” Cover Story, SEEMA Magazine
May 2021
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“Abhijit Banerjee and Nandana Dev Sen talk literary life and work of Nabaneeta Dev Sen,” The Indian Eye
April 30, 2021
https://theindianeye.com/2021/05/04/abhijit-banerjee-and-nandana-dev-sen-talk-literary-life-and-work-of-nabaneeta-dev-sen/

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Harvard Magazine  - click here for full article (external website)September-October 2021

Harvard Magazine - click here for full article (external website)

September-October 2021

The Telegraph - click here for the full article (external link)
July 21, 2022

The Telegraph / My Kolkata - click here for the full article (external link)
March 8, 2022

The Telegraph - click here for full article (external link)
February 3, 2022

Times of India - click here for full article (external link)
January 13, 2022

2021

The Telegraph Online October 9th, 2021 - click here for the full article (external website)

The Telegraph Online
October 9th, 2021 - click here for the full article (external website)

Anandabazar Patrika - clicke here for full article (external website) October, 2021

Anandabazar Patrika - click here for full article (external website)
October, 2021

The News Files October 9, 2021 - click here for the full article (external website)
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Words without Borders May 2021 - click here for the full article (external website)
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Times of IndiaMay 31, 2021 - click here for full article (external site)
The Telegraph - click here for full article May 19, 2021

The Telegraph - click here for full article
May 19, 2021

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Times of India May 11, 2021 - click here for full article (external website)
North American NewslineApril 30, 2021

North American Newsline

April 30, 2021

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Times of India - click here for full article (external link)April 16, 2021

Times of India - click here for full article (external link)

April 16, 2021

Center for the Art of Translation - click here for the full article (external website)April 7, 2021

Center for the Art of Translation - click here for the full article (external website)

April 7, 2021

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Save the Children India website - click here for full article (external link) March 8, 2021

Save the Children India website - click here for full article (external link)
March 8, 2021

Publisher’s Weekly March 2020

Publisher’s Weekly
March 2020

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The Indian Express January 19, 2021 - click here for full article (external link)

The Indian Express
January 19, 2021 - click here for full article (external link)

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Times of India - click here for full article (external link)January 13, 2021

Times of India - click here for full article (external link)

January 13, 2021

2020

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Times of India November 2, 2020 - click here for the full article (external link)

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The Telegraph - click here for full article (external link)October 13, 2020

The Telegraph - click here for full article (external link)

October 13, 2020

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Lifestyle Asia - click for full article (external link)October 16, 2020

Lifestyle Asia - click for full article (external link)

October 16, 2020

Neev Book Award Special 2020 Panel Discussion on: A sense of Place in Picture

October 10, 2020

Author: Nandana Dev Sen Illustrator: Ruchi Mhasane Publisher: Puffin Books A very special story to be read with loved ones

Nandana read a bedtime story as part of the global campaign #GlassesinClasses for visually impaired children on World Sight Day

Watch all of the readings here: #GlassesinClasses Bedtime Stories and the news feature can be found at Bloomberg.com

October 8, 2020

In her role as Save the Children’s Ambassador for Child Protection,  Nandana spoke about Child Labour and Nutrition on Radio City 91.1FM during Poshan Maah. Audio clip below.

October 5, 2020

NRBNEWS24.com Celebrity Talk Show - click here to watch the full showOctober 3, 2020

NRBNEWS24.com Celebrity Talk Show - click here to watch the full show

October 3, 2020

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Times of India - click for full article (external link)September 2, 2020

Times of India - click for full article (external link)

September 2, 2020

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The Telegraph - click here for full article (external link)August 16, 2020

The Telegraph - click here for full article (external link)

August 16, 2020

In My Heart was shortlisted by the Indian publishing industry for the Publishing Next Children’s Book of the Year, and was the runner-up in 2019.

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In My Heart was also included in several lists of the best children’s books of 2019, including Top kids' books of 2019 by Indian Publishers and Best Children's Picture Books of 2019.

It also featured in the Times of India’s list of children’s books penned by international celebrity parents.

In July 2020, In My Heart was shortlisted for the annual Neev Book Award for children’s literature.

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The New Indian Express - click here for full article (external website) July 27, 2020

The New Indian Express - click here for full article (external website)
July 27, 2020

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The Telegraph - click here for full article (external link)February 25, 2020

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February 25, 2020

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Times of India - click here for full article (external link)February 22, 2020

Times of India - click here for full article (external link)

February 22, 2020

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Nandana Dev Sen delivers the Nabaneeta Dev Sen Memorial Lecture at the Kolkata Literature Festival on ThursdayPicture by Sanat Kr Sinha

Nandana Dev Sen delivers the Nabaneeta Dev Sen Memorial Lecture at the Kolkata Literature Festival on Thursday

Picture by Sanat Kr Sinha

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The Telegraph - click here for the full article (external link)February 7, 2020

The Telegraph - click here for the full article (external link)

February 7, 2020

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The Indian ExpressOriginally published January 1, 2020 - click here for full article (external website)

The Indian Express

Originally published January 1, 2020 - click here for full article (external website)

2019

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The New Indian Express - click here for online versionAugust 26, 2019

The New Indian Express - click here for online version

August 26, 2019

Mumbai Mirror - click here for full article (external website)June 26, 2019
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Scroll.In - summery of interview - click here for the full interview (external website)May 25, 2019

Scroll.In - summery of interview - click here for the full interview (external website)

May 25, 2019

Pratidin Prakashani - click here for full article (external website)May 10, 2019

Pratidin Prakashani - click here for full article (external website)

May 10, 2019

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The Telegraph, India - click here for full article (external website) April 28, 2019

The Telegraph, India - click here for full article (external website)
April 28, 2019

The Hindu Metro Plus - click for story February 27, 2019

The Hindu Metro Plus - click for story
February 27, 2019

Penned from the Bottom of her Heart (click for article) New India Express, February 13, 2019

Penned from the Bottom of her Heart (click for article)
New India Express, February 13, 2019

Official book launch, Kolkata Literary Meet click here for the full vide

Official book launch, Kolkata Literary Meet
click here for the full vide

Telegraph India January 26, 2019

Telegraph India
January 26, 2019

Nandana Sen launches her sixth book ‘In My Heart’ on adoption Outlook - click for full story January 25, 2019

Nandana Sen launches her sixth book ‘In My Heart’ on adoption
Outlook - click for full story
January 25, 2019

Sangbad Pratidin January 25, 2019

Sangbad Pratidin
January 25, 2019

In My Heart celebrates unity that one finds in family: Nandana Business Standard - click for full story January 25, 2019

In My Heart celebrates unity that one finds in family: Nandana
Business Standard - click for full story
January 25, 2019

Aaj Kaal January 25, 2019

Aaj Kaal
January 25, 2019

The Indian Press January 17, 2019

The Indian Press
January 17, 2019

Fodder For Young Minds Telegraph India February 4, 2019

Fodder For Young Minds
Telegraph India
February 4, 2019

2018

Daily Star Bangladesh November 24, 2018

Daily Star Bangladesh
November 24, 2018

The Pioneer November 23, 2018

The Pioneer
November 23, 2018

The Hindu November 16, 2018

The Hindu
November 16, 2018

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The Hindu (New Delhi) - click here for full article (external website)October 12th, 2018

The Hindu (New Delhi) - click here for full article (external website)

October 12th, 2018

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Calcutta Times, Times of India, “Kolkata Is Talking About”September 1, 2018

Calcutta Times, Times of India, “Kolkata Is Talking About”

September 1, 2018

Amartya Sen with his daughter Nandana Sen. | Photo Credit: PTIThe HinduAugust 26, 2018

Amartya Sen with his daughter Nandana Sen. | Photo Credit: PTI

The Hindu

August 26, 2018

Video link : The Storyteller in Kolkata, Actor, Author and Activist Nandana Dev Sen interacted with children. Nandana spoke about her titles 'Mambi and the Forest Fire', 'Talky Tumble of Jungle Farm' and 'Not Yet'.

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The Indian Express - click here for full article (external link)May 24, 2018

The Indian Express - click here for full article (external link)

May 24, 2018

Times of IndiaApril 23, 2018

Times of India

April 23, 2018

Write Routine - click here for full articleInterview with Madhumitha SrinivasaMarch 31, 2018

Write Routine - click here for full article

Interview with Madhumitha Srinivasa

March 31, 2018

2017

Hindustan TimesDecember 11, 2017

Hindustan Times

December 11, 2017

The Indian ExpressDecember 4, 2017

The Indian Express

December 4, 2017

Tales that need to be retold - Traditional fairytales are riddled with gender stereotypes and unrealistic portrayals, and require an urgent overhaul in their narratives.Deccan ChronicleDecember 2, 2017

Tales that need to be retold - Traditional fairytales are riddled with gender stereotypes and unrealistic portrayals, and require an urgent overhaul in their narratives.

Deccan Chronicle

December 2, 2017

Dhaka TribuneNovember 27, 2017

Dhaka Tribune

November 27, 2017

Dhaka TribuneNovember 9, 2017

Dhaka Tribune

November 9, 2017

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The TelegraphSeptember 10, 2017

The Telegraph

September 10, 2017

From sultry siren to children's author, how Nandana Sen carved a niche for herself on her own terms - click her for full article (external link)WKND, KHAEELJ TIMES, September 8, 2017

From sultry siren to children's author, how Nandana Sen carved a niche for herself on her own terms - click her for full article (external link)

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