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{{short description|Indian Bengali poet}}

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| name = Mandakranta Sen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|9|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]]
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Author
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| genre = Poetry, fiction, drama
| alma_mater = [[Lady Brabourne College]]
| spouse = Arinindam Mukhopadhyay
| awards = [[Sahitya Akademi]]; [[Ananda Purashkar]]; [[Krittibas (magazine)|Krittibas Puraskar]]
| education = Higher secondary
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'''Mandakranta Sen''' (born 1972<ref name="dolchhut">{{cite book|last1=Sen|first1=Mandakranta|title=Dalchhoot|date=2002|publisher=Ananda|location=Kolkata|isbn=8177561960|edition=1. saṃskaraṇa.}}</ref>) is an Indian poet writing in [[Bengali language|Bengali]]. She became the youngest ever winner of [[Ananda Puraskar]] in 1999 for her very first poetry book. In 2004 she was awarded [[Sahitya Akademi Award|Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Award]] for poetry.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=4653|title= Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Awards |publisher= Government of India Ministry of Culture|access-date= 26 January 2022}}</ref> She is also a lyricist, composer, fiction writer, dramatist and cover designer. She quit medical studies to become a full-time writer.<ref name="dolchhut"/>

==Early life and education==
Mandakranta was born in [[Tollygunge]], [[Kolkata]] on 15 September 1972. She completed her secondary education from [[Sakhawat Memorial Govt. Girls' High School]] and higher secondary from [[Lady Brabourne College]]. She later went on to study [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]] at [[Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital]] from 1991-1997, but dropped out just before appearing at her final examinations.<ref name="dolchhut"/> Thereafter she devoted herself fulltime to literature.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7046670.Mandakranta_Sen|title= Mandakranta Sen Author Profile|access-date= 27 January 2022}}</ref>

==Literary works==
Mandakranta is a major voice in 21st century [[Bengali poetry]].<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/26791214
|title= One Language Many Voices : 21st Century Bengali Poetry |journal= Indian Literature| volume= 61| page=192| year= 2017|issue= 2 | jstor= 26791214| publisher= [[Sahitya Akademi]]|access-date= 27 January 2022}}</ref> She has achieved success in different literary genres like poetry, novel, short story and essays, although she enjoys reputation chiefly as a poet. She is among foremost Bengali writers writing on conjugal and sexual issues of women.<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/23069880|title= Conjugality & Sexual Economics in India| journal= Feminist Studies| volume= 37| page=7-13| year=2011 |issue= 1| jstor= 23069880| access-date= 27 January 2022}}</ref> Her poetry is regarded as [[feminism|feminist]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.firstpost.com/living/my-heart-is-unruly-girl-review-mandakranta-sens-feminist-poems-are-clippings-of-womanhood-2909502.html|title= Mandakranta Sen's Feminist Poems : My Heart is an Unruly Girl|author= Manik Sharma| publisher= First Post|date= 23 July 2016| access-date= 27 January 2022}}</ref> Her works have been translated into English and Hindi. She has also translated poetry from English and Hindi. She has also worked as a lyricist, composer, cover designer and a magazine editor.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.poetryinternational.org/pi/poet/24789/Mandakranta-Sen/en/tile|title= Mandakranta Sen - Poet Profile|publisher= Poetry International|access-date= 27 January 2022}}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==
Mandakranta has been awarded [[Sahitya Akademi Award|Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Award]] for young writer for her contributions to [[Bengali poetry]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=4653|title= Sahitya Akademi Awards Ceremony 2004|publisher= Government of India|access-date= 27 January 2022}}</ref> She has also won numerous other awards including [[Ananda Puraskar]] (1999), [[Krittibas (magazine)|Krittibas Puraskar]] and ''Akash Bangla Barsha Samman'' etc.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7046670.Mandakranta_Sen|title= Mandakranta Sen - Life & Works|access-date= 27 January 2022}}</ref> She is one of the contributors to [[Sahitya Akademi]] journals.<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/23346594|title= Translators and Contributors to Sahitya Akademi Journal |journal= Indian Literature| volume= 49|issue= 1 | page=199-204| publisher= [[Sahitya Akademi]]|jstor= 23346594 |access-date= 27 January 2022}}</ref> She was the youngest ever winner of [[Ananda Puraskar]] at the age of 27. She has also given poetry readings in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://readbengalibooks.com/authors/mandakranta-sen.html|title= Mandakranta Sen Literary Works|access-date= 27 January 2022}}</ref>

==Controversies==
In 2015 Mandakranta returned her Sahitya Akademi Award in protest against the [[2015 Dadri mob lynching|Dadri incident]] and the mob attacks on writers and rationalists.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bengali Poet Mandakranta Sen Returns Sahitya Akademi Award|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bengali-poet-mandakranta-sen-returns-sahitya-akademi-award-1231904|accessdate=8 March 2018|work=NDTV.com}}</ref> In 2017 she was threatened with gang rape for standing by fellow writers who protested against [[Hindutva terror]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Poet Mandakranta Sen Threatened With Gang Rape|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/mar/29/bengali-poet-mandakranta-sen-threatened-with-gangrape-for-standing-by-fellow-poet-srijato-1587515.html |date= 29 March 2017 | access-date=27 January 2022|publisher=The Indian Express}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Books in English===
* {{cite book | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = My Heart is an Unruly Girl | publisher = Paperwalla Media & Publishing | location = Mumbai | year = 2016 | isbn= 978-93-827493-7-0 }}
* {{cite book | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = After the Last Kiss | publisher = Harper Collins India | location = New Delhi | year = 2015 }}

===Books in Bengali===
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Bosobas | publisher = Patra Bharati | location = Kolkata | year = 2019 | isbn = 978-81-837459-0-1}}
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Shreshtha Kabita | publisher = Dey's Publishing | location = Kolkata | year = 2005 | isbn = 978-81-295045-3-1}}
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Premer Kabita| publisher = Saptarshi Prakashan | location = Kolkata | year = 2014| isbn= 978-93-827067-1-7}}
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Dalchhoot | publisher = Ananda Publishers | location = Kolkata | year = 2015 | isbn = 978-81-775619-6-8}}
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Jhaptal| publisher = Ananda Publishers | location = Kolkata | year = 2018 |isbn= 978-81-264140-8-6 }}
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Hriday Abadhya Meye| publisher = Ananda Publishers | location = Kolkata | year = 2015| isbn=978-81-721591-2-2 }}
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Kolkobja| publisher = Dey's Publishing | location = Kolkata | year = 2017 | isbn= 978-81-295214-7-7 }}
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Swapner Gaan | publisher = Dey's Publishing | location = Kolkata | year = 2019 | isbn=978-81-264467-4-2}}
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Mithe Kora Kichhu Chora | publisher = Dey's Publishing | location = Kolkata | year = 2020 }}
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Balo Anya Bhave | publisher = Ananda Publishers | location = Kolkata | year = 2014| isbn= 978-81-775610-3-6 }}
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Antyakshari | publisher = Dey's Publishing | location = Kolkata | year = 2021 }}
* {{cite book | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | title = Jonmosutra Hotyasutra | publisher = Dhansere Publishers | location = Kolkata | year = 2019| isbn= 978-93-884325-4-2 }}

===Chapters in books===
* {{Citation | last = Sen | first = Mandakranta | contribution = Madri and Maria | editor-last1 = Anilkumar | editor-first1 = K. S. | editor-last2 = Resmi | editor-first2 = G. | title = Lesbian Stories in Malayalam | volume = 1 | publisher = Chintha Publishers | location = Trivandrum | year = 2017 | edition = 1st | isbn = 978-81-770239-7-8 |url = }}

===Journal articles===
* {{Cite journal | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = A Letter from Lesbos | journal = Feminist Studies | volume = 37 | pages=184| year = 2011 | issue = 1 | doi = 10.1353/fem.2011.0010 | url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/23069891 |jstor=23069891| s2cid = 245665647 }}
* {{Cite journal | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = Offering | journal = Indian Literature | volume = 49 | pages=21| year = 2005 | issue = 1 | url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/i23339387 |jstor=i23339387}}
* {{Cite journal | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = The Believer | journal = Indian Literature | volume = 49 | pages=22| year = 2005 | issue = 1 | url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/i23339387 |jstor=i23339387 }}
* {{Cite journal | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = Probabilities | journal = Indian Literature | volume = 49 | pages=23| year = 2005 | issue = 1 | url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/i23339387 |jstor=i23339387}}
* {{Cite journal | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = The Wind | journal = Indian Literature | volume = 49 | pages=24| year = 2005 | issue = 1 | url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/i23339387 |jstor=i23339387}}
* {{Cite journal | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = Sin | journal = Indian Literature | volume = 61 | pages=77| year = 2017 | issue = 2 | url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/26791267 |jstor=26791267}}
* {{Cite journal | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = Suicidal | journal = Indian Literature | volume = 61 | pages=78| year = 2017 | issue = 2 | url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/26791268 |jstor=26791268 }}
* {{Cite journal | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = Exile | journal = Indian Literature | volume = 61 | pages=79–80| year = 2017 | issue = 2 | url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/26791270 |jstor=26791270}}
* {{Cite journal | last1 = Sen | first1 = Mandakranta | title = The Dream Girl | journal = Indian Literature | volume = 61 | pages=24| year = 2017 | issue = 2 | url= https://www.jstor.org/stable/26791271 |jstor=26791270}}

===Translated works===
* Andhi Chhalaang (2006) in Hindi

==See also==
* [[List of Indian poets|Indian Poets]]
* [[Sahitya Akademi Award]]
* [[Bengali literature|Bengali Literature]]
* [[Tapan Kumar Pradhan]]
* [[Ranjit Hoskote]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7046670.Mandakranta_Sen Mandakranka Sen] on [[Goodreads]]
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