Born in Kolkata, she studied English literature in Jadavpur University and obtained a Ph.D. on T.S.Eliot, women in poems and plays. She is a regular contributor in little magazines. Published works: Bishay Naari, a book on feminism; Bnashir naam Taanaai, stories for children; Manobas, an anthology of Bengali poems. Works on Orhan Pamuk and Saadaat Hassan Manto. Published in Divaratrir Kavya.