Ashapurna Devi is perhaps the only personality among the established and famous writers in Bengali literature who knew no language other than Bengali. Being born in a conservative family, she did not get the opportunity of formal schooling and college education. She was self-made and one of the greatest writers of modern Bengali literature.
Born in Calcutta on 8th January 1909 AD. Their original residence was in Begumpur of Hooghly. Father's name is Harendranath Gupta. She was famous as a commercial artist. Perhaps it was her father's artistic talent that inspired Ashapurna to pursue literature.
The innate literary talent was born out of the little opportunity she had to study at home. She entered the field of literature through the practice of children's writing and children's literature. At the age of thirteen, her first article was published in “Shishusathi magazine”. According to the custom of those days, marriage took place at the age of fifteen. In the environment of the father-in-law's house, she took the opportunity to study literature in the spare time of housework with the husband's sincere interest and enthusiasm.
As a housewife and mother, her workplace in the world, literary composition, never became a barrier to her work. Her talent was amazing. No special environment or time was required for the creation of literature. She created excellent literature in the retirement of the work of the world.
Her book was first published in 1938 AD. “Chhoto Thakurdar Kashiyatra” book won the hearts of children with its juicy writing and realistic depiction of the domestic environment.
Since then, the publication of irregular works in various newspapers became regular. Her writing also continued at a steady pace.
1944 A.D. Ashapoorna's first novel “Prem O Prayojan” was published. The main themes of Ashapoorna's literature were the demands of men and women in middle-class families, emotional conflicts, love-absence and contemporary social background, need-needs.
She has captured the external life of girls from inside of house (Antapur) with amazing skill. Her literature appeared with the proper role of modern society. She said about modern girls, she used to keep all the news about their needs and sacrifices. Yet the luxury of modernity was never indulged in her literature. Her contempt and scorn for all that is tasteless, distorted is revealed. But never gave up sympathy and compassion.
She has frankly expressed the hopes and sorrows of the entire women's society in simple words and gestures.
She has also been able to express the conflicts in men's minds appropriately. This is the significance of Ashapurna's literary work.
She wrote numerous stories and novels throughout her life. No writing was rejected by him. Her writing has inspired Bengali girls. Ashapoorna's worthwhile trilogy is the Pratham Pratishrti, Subarnalata, Bakulakatha. In 1978, he received the country's highest literature award Jnanpith for her novel, “Pratham Pratishruti”.
In the long life of seventy years, she has written in various newspapers and magazines. She never turned away writing candidates. She wrote about two hundred novels throughout her life. The number of books on short story collections and children's books is more than seventy.
More than sixty of his books have been translated into various Indian languages. She has received Rabindrapurskar, Sahitya Akademi Award and D-Litt from various universities for her literary works.
1995 A.D. On 13th June this outstanding writer passed away.
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