Susmita Bagchi is an Indian writer who writes in Odia and English.
10 Facts About Susmita Bagchi
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Susmita Bagchi has published numerous books of novels short-stories and travelogues.
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Susmita Bagchi is the daughter of Sakuntala Panda, a prominent Odia writer and founder of Odia women's monthly Sucharita.
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Susmita Bagchi is best known for her short story collection Akasha Jeunthi Katha for which she won Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992.
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Susmita Bagchi was born on 25 September 1960 at Cuttack.
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Susmita Bagchi's mother Sakuntala Panda was a prominent Odia writer.
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Susmita Bagchi did her education in Odisha before her post-graduation in political science and did a stint as a lecturer at Delhi University.
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Susmita Bagchi met her future husband Subroto Bagchi when she was fifteen years old.
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Susmita Bagchi wrote her first short story for Sucharita 1982.
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Susmita Bagchi was appointed to head the Mo school programme of Government of Odisha that aims at improving the government and government aided schools in the state.