Noted Bengali writer, translator Enakshi Chatterjee passes away
What's the story
Renowned Bengali writer and translator Enakshi Chatterjee passed away on Tuesday in a hospital in Delhi due to COVID-19-related complications, the family sources said. She was 86. Born to a family of renowned lawyers in Patna, Enakshi was the older of the two siblings. She graduated from Patna University, excelling in academics, extracurricular activities, and sports.
Work
She has more than 40 published works in science fiction
Enakshi was a prolific author in both Bengali and English in a variety of genres, including humor, popular science, poetry with more than 40 published works in science fiction alone. Her favorite genre was children's literature, for which she received the Bidyasagar Award. Two titles co-authored by her in the National Biography series of the NBT have been translated into seven Indian languages.
Career
Enakshi was involved in the development of Calcutta Doordarshan
Enakshi received the Rabindro Puroshkar for the book Poromanu Jigyasha co-written with her husband. She was honored with the Kalidas Nag Memorial Award for lifetime achievement in literature. Enakshi's notable translations include Sunil Gangopadhyays Purbo-Paschim (East-West) into English and Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy into Bengali. She was also involved in the development of Calcutta Doordarshan in its initial days, assisting with program development.
Personal life
She married a renowned nuclear physicist
Enakshi was born to Basanta Kumar and Parul Banerjee in 1934. Her family migrated to Patna from Nadia, Bengal around 1840. She was married to Dr. Santimay Chatterjee in 1956, a nuclear physicist mentored by Meghnad Saha. After her marriage to Dr. Chatterjee, they migrated to the US for three years, following which she settled in Kolkata.