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Chitrita Banerji (born 1947) is an Indian English author and translator, particularly noted for her work on Bengali food. She was the recipient of the Stephen Coe award for writings on Food history (1998/1999).[1]
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Life
She grew up in Kolkata at the age of 20,[2] she went to Harvard where she did her Masters in English. There she met and married a Bangladeshi Muslim, and changed her name to Banerji-Abdullah. After living in Bangladesh for seven years, the marriage ended in divorce. She now lives in Boston with her doctor husband.
Literary career
In the 80s, she translated several Bengali novels, including Satyajit Ray's Adventures of Feluda and Sunil Gangopadhyay's Arjun.
Her Bengali Cooking: Seasons and Festivals (1997), was a pioneering book on the food and culture of Bengal. Subsequently, she has authored several more books on related themes, including the Hour of the Goddess: Memories of Women, Food, and Ritual in Bengal (2007),[3][4] and Eating India' (2008).[5][6][7]
Further reading
- Banerji, Chitrita (5 September 2007). "Poor Calcutta". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03E6DD133BF936A3575AC0A9619C8B63&sec=&spon=. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
References
- ^ http://rdeh.tripod.com/sophiecoe.html
- ^ http://www.timeoutdubai.com/restaurants/features/2541-chitrita-banerji
- ^ Book Excerptise: Excerpts from Hour of the Goddess
- ^ Ray, Arundhati (30 December 2001). "Flavours of a culture". The Hindu. http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2001/12/30/stories/2001123000060300.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ Sengoopta, Chandak (7 March 2008). "Eating India, By Chitrita Banerji". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/eating-india-by-chitrita-banerji-792498.html. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ Muthalaly, Shonali (8 April 2008). "Culinary voyage across the country". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/br/2008/04/08/stories/2008040851261500.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ Choudhury, Chandrahas (9 February 2008). "Popular palate". Live Mint (HT Media). http://www.livemint.com/2008/02/09001218/Popular-palate.html. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- Rajagopalan, Meera (August 1–15, 2007). "Tracing taste". India New England. http://www.indianewengland.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=447F49D6983D4150BAE3CBE069E79B4C. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- Majumdar, Anushree (11 February 2008). "Kitchens of India". Express India. http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Kitchens-of-India/271640/. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
Categories:- Living people
- 1947 births
- Harvard University alumni
- Indian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- British writer stubs
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