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224:(Calcutta) for most of her life. Married to the philosopher and literary critic, Abu Sayeed Ayyub (1906–1982), Gauri was a writer in her own right, and is known for her short stories, translations, and numerous articles on social issues. She is recognised for her role in the propagation of communal harmony in Bengal, active assistance to the
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Bengali were marked not only for their perceptiveness, but "unostentatious beauty". She collaborated with her husband in producing two books of translations of the Urdu poets, Ghalib and Meer. She took formal lessons in Urdu for this purpose. She
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She continued to get involved in a series of sociopolitical issues. She was particularly perturbed by the imposition of emergency during 1975–77, and the consequent curtailment of civil liberties. During this period, she kept risking arrest and imprisonment by attending rallies to raise the
427:, into Bengali. Not reflected in her own bibliography, however, is her very significant contribution to the transcription and production of much of Abu Sayeed Ayyub's literary output, a substantial part of which came after he was physically incapacitated by
320:, she organised a literary festival along with Nemai Chattopadhyay that, in hindsight, is of great significance. This three-day festival starting on 21 February 1953, brought together Bengali writers and poets of
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Translation and Research on Japanese Literature in India
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