Nilanjana S. Roy

Nilanjana S. Roy (b ca 1971) is a well-known Indian journalist and literary critic. She currently writes a regular column for the Business Standard. She used to write a notorious literary blog called Kitabkhana under the pseudonym Hurree Babu. She is married to Devangshu Datta, a stock market columnist^[1] and a consultant to financial dailies and business magazines.

Roy is originally from Kolkata. She was educated at La Martiniere, Kolkata,^{[citation needed]} and read English Literature at St Stephens at Delhi University in the 1990s.^[2] In 1998, she was Assistant Features Editor of Business Standard, and then Deputy Features Editor of the same newspaper.^[3] She did a brief stint as Books Editor for Outlook magazine and worked with Biblio before spending several years as a freelance writer. Her last job was as chief editor, Westland Books. She lives in Delhi with her husband^[4]

Bibliography

• Nilanjana S. Roy. A Matter of Taste: The Penguin Book of Indian Writing on Food". Book Excerptise (excerpts) Review by Anita Nair

References

1. ^ Devangshu Datta, Rediff column
2. ^ " Nilanjana S Roy: A legend at lunch" Business Standard, 18 November 2008.
3. ^ Nilanjana S. Roy profile
4. ^ Brief profile of Nilanjana S. Roy and Devangshu Datta on the Caferati blog

External links

• Akhond of Swat Nilanjana's book review blog.
• Photo of Nilanjana S. Roy as in January 2009.

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