Moushumi Kandali (Assamese: মৌচুমী কন্দলী) is a writer, historian and translator from Assam, India.[1][2] Kandali won the Munin Barkataki Award in 2000 for her first collection of short stories, Lambada Nachor Seshot, which was published in 1998. She is a researcher and writer of fiction as well as art. She works as an assistant professor in the Department of Cultural Studies in Tezpur University, Assam.[3]
Moushumi Kandali | |
|---|---|
| Born | Assam, India |
| Occupation | Writer, Art Historian, Academician |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Assamese literature |
| Subject | Contemporary |
| Notable works | Lambada Nachor Seshot Tritiyottor Golpo Mockdrill The Black Magic women |
| Relatives | Swapnarka Arnan (Son) Khudindra Nath Kandali (Father) Tarulata Kandali (Mother) Monimala Kandali (Sister) Mallika Kandali (Sister) |
Early life and education
editKandali graduated from Cotton College, Guwahati. In 1998, she received her master's degree in philosophy with a Gold Medal from Gauhati University. She then obtained her master's degree in Art History and Aesthetics from MS University, Baroda. She also received her Doctorate in Fine Arts from the same university.[3]
Career
editShe translated Salvador Dalí's Diary of A Genius into Assamese language. She has also translated Mishing folk poetry into English (Listen My Flower-bud : Mishing Oral Poetry of Assam) and it was published by the Sahitya Akademi in 2008.[4] In 2022, an English translation of her story, The Black Magic Women was published.[5][2][6]
References
edit- ^ "Interview with Dr. Moushumi Kandali on her book 'The Black Magic Women'". Frontlist.in. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ a b Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty (25 June 2022). "Assam, the Myth of Black Magic Women and Its Relevance Today". Thewire.in. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Moushumi Kandali". Tezpur University. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "ART of being". www.thehindu.com. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "The Black Magic Women (Stories from North-east India)". penguin.co.in. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ Soumitra Das (15 May 2022). "Weaving a Spell". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 May 2023.