Biography
Ashapurna Devi (8 January 1909 – 12 July 1995), also Ashapoorna Devi or Ashapurna Debi, was a prominent Indian novelist and poet in Bengali. In 1976, she was awarded the Jnanpith Award and Pa Shri by the Government of India, D.Litt. by the Universities of Jabalpur, Rabindra Bharati, Burdwan and Jadavpur. Vishwa Bharati University honoured her with Deshikottama in 1989. For her contribution as a novelist and short story writer, the Sahitya Akademi conferred its highest honour, the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, in 1994.
Filmography
all 19
Movies 19
Writer 12
Writer
Captive (2020)
Movie
Story
Annadata (2002)
Movie
Novel
Jog Biyog (1984)
Movie
Writer
Agni Parikshya (1980)
Movie
Writer
Tapasya (1976)
Movie
Writer
Chaitali (1975)
Movie
Writer
Baluchari (1968)
Movie
Writer
Kanch Kata Hire (1965)
Movie
Original Story
Sadhana (1964)
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Writer
Chaya Surya (1963)
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Writer
Aathma Bandhuvu (1962)
Movie
Story
Nabajanma (1956)
Movie
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Agni Pariksha (1954)
Movie
Story
Kalyani (1954)
Movie
Story
Jog Biyog (1953)
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Information
Known For
Writing
Gender
Female
Deathday
1995-07-12 (undefined years old)
Birth Place
Kolkata, India
Citizenships
Dominion of India, British Raj, India
Also Known As
Ashapoorna Devi, Ashapoorna Debi
Awards
Pa Shri in literature and education, Fellow of the Sahitya Akademi, Jnanpith Award
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