Nilanjana Sengupta (born ) is an Indian author and historian based in Singapore. Originally from Kolkata, she has lived in Singapore since 2010.
Career
Sengupta studied human resources (HR) at the Presidency College of the University of Kolkata, and served as the head of HR for Electrolux in Delhi before turning to writing. , she is a visiting scholar at the National University of Singapore's Asia Research Institute.
Sengupta writes about historical topics in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, and is particularly interested in feminist awakening in the region. Her 2020 biography of Singaporean poet Edwin Thumboo, The Votive Pen, was shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize and the Singapore Book Award.
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