![]() In the process, she never finished her bachelor's degree - this she would complete many years later, from Asutosh College. She was the prime force in addressing women's dissident at a time when Nehruvian politics was taking hold of the country. A rebellious spirit, she was involved in dissidence movements in the 1950s. In 1951, while a student of botany at the Presidency College, Calcutta, she married author and editor Bimal Roy Choudhury, against the wishes of her family. Kabita Sinha was born on 16 October 1931 to Shailendra Sinha and Annapurna Sinha in Kolkata. ![]() She is noted for her modernist stance, rejecting the traditional housebound role for Bengali women, a theme echoed later in the work of other poets including Mallika Sengupta and Taslima Nasrin. ![]() Kabita Sinha (1931–1999) was a Bengali poet, novelist, feminist and radio director. ![]()
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