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'''Antara Dev Sen''' is a renowned ]n journalist, and the elder daughter of ] laureate ] and his first wife, ].
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'''Antara Dev Sen''' (born 1963) is a British-born Indian journalist based in ].


==Early life and education==
Anatara did her schooling in ] and higher education in ], ]. She then joined the ]. As a senior editor of the ''Hindustan Times'', she went to ] on a fellowship from the ] Foundation.
Antara was born in ], England and did her schooling in Delhi and later in ] and higher education in India (Kolkata) and United States. Sen also studied at ], Calcutta, ] in ], U.S. and at ].


==Career==
On her return to Delhi, she started ''The Little Magazine'' and was its founding editor. The magazine predominantly publishes articles on literary themes relating to ]. Dev Sen also writes for ] and is an advisor for ].
She then joined the '']''. As a senior ] of the ''Hindustan Times'', she went to ] on a fellowship from the ] Foundation. She has also worked with the '']'' Group in Calcutta and with '']'' in Delhi, where she was senior assistant editor.


On her return to Delhi, she started '']'' and was its founding ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.littlemag.com/about/about.html|title=About TLM|publisher=The Little Magazine|access-date=31 January 2006|archive-date=7 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907104040/http://www.littlemag.com/about/about.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The magazine predominantly publishes articles on ] themes relating to South Asia. She is also a literary critic and translator, a newspaper columnist and commentator on the media, society, politics, culture and development. She has edited several books including the TLM Short Stories from South Asia series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dscprize.com/annual-archives/2014-prize/antara-sen.html|title=Antara Dev Sen|publisher=The DSC prize for South Asian Literature|access-date=27 May 2015|archive-date=28 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228064252/http://dscprize.com/annual-archives/2014-prize/antara-sen.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
As a ], Antara wrote a ] report on ] which involved travelling to rebel territories. Antara has prepared reports on the South Asian ] and Indian general elections of 2004{{Fact|date=February 2007}}. She has also written ''India, the Eternal Magic'' (2000).


Sen is also managing trustee of Pratichi, a trust working on education and health.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pratichi.org/content/trustees|title=Trustees of Pratichi Trust|access-date=27 May 2015|archive-date=27 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527163913/http://pratichi.org/content/trustees|url-status=live}}</ref> Further, she is a Guest Editor at ], Sahitya Akademi's bimonthly English journal.
She is married to journalist Pratik Kanjilal.

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Latest revision as of 21:06, 27 December 2024

Indian journalist

Antara Dev Sen
Sen at the Kolkata Literary Meet 2013
Born1963 (age 60–61)
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Writer, journalist
SpousePratik Kanjilal
Parent(s)Amartya Sen
Nabaneeta Dev Sen
FamilySen family

Antara Dev Sen (born 1963) is a British-born Indian journalist based in Delhi.

Early life and education

Antara was born in Cambridge, England and did her schooling in Delhi and later in Kolkata and higher education in India (Kolkata) and United States. Sen also studied at Jadavpur University, Calcutta, Smith College in Massachusetts, U.S. and at Harvard University.

Career

She then joined the Hindustan Times. As a senior editor of the Hindustan Times, she went to Oxford University on a fellowship from the Reuters Foundation. She has also worked with the Ananda Bazaar Patrika Group in Calcutta and with The Indian Express in Delhi, where she was senior assistant editor.

On her return to Delhi, she started The Little Magazine and was its founding editor. The magazine predominantly publishes articles on literary themes relating to South Asia. She is also a literary critic and translator, a newspaper columnist and commentator on the media, society, politics, culture and development. She has edited several books including the TLM Short Stories from South Asia series.

Sen is also managing trustee of Pratichi, a trust working on education and health. Further, she is a Guest Editor at Indian Literature, Sahitya Akademi's bimonthly English journal.

References

  1. "About TLM". The Little Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 September 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2006.
  2. "Antara Dev Sen". The DSC prize for South Asian Literature. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. "Trustees of Pratichi Trust". Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

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