Beloved children’s writer Subhadra Sen Gupta died in New Delhi of covid-19 on Monday night, her cousin Suddhabrata Sengupta, the artist, writer and part of the Raqs Media Collective, announced on Facebook. Indeed, Sen Gupta’s talent was unparalleled when it came to breathing life into history. Armed with a Master’s degree in the subject and a curiosity as lively as her little readers, Sen Gupta decided to decode the mysteries of the past for children. In her gentle but firm tone, Sen Gupta debunked toxic lies that continue to be spread about the Mughals or Jawaharlal Nehru on “WhatsApp University”. ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTMahabharata Stories: Sen Gupta retold some of the most gripping episodes from the epic with flair and humanity, highlighting key life lessons but never laying it on a trowel.

Source: Mint May 04, 2021 06:48 UTC