Souhardya De | |
|---|---|
 De at an event in 2020 | |
| Born | 9 January 2004 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Vidyasagar Shishu Niketan (CISCE affiliation) |
| Occupation | Author, columnist and podcaster |
| Organization | Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Honours | Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2021 |
| Website | www |
Souhardya De FRAS (born 2004) is an Indian writer, columnist, and podcaster, from Midnapore, West Bengal.[1][2] He is a columnist for the Sunday Guardian[3] and a recipient of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, a civilian award for Indian citizens under the age of 18, in 2021.[4]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
De is a high school student at Vidyasagar Shishu Niketan in Midnapore, West Bengal.[5][6] His father, Shakti Prasad De is an assistant professor of History at the Midnapore College and his mother Jayati De is as a teacher at a government school, in West Bengal.[7]
Career[edit | edit source]
He is a columnist for the Sunday Guardian[8] and a podcaster, hosting a show called Cosmographia: The Graeco Romans, the Egyptians and Us.[3]
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
De has self-published two books on Indian history and mythology.
- 2017 - Scion Of Suryavansh: The Ramayana in English (Poetry). 2017. ISBN 9781545262658.
- 2019 - The Chronicles of Suryavansh: The Rise and Fall of the Suryavanshis. 2019. ISBN 9781797920498.
Honours and awards[edit | edit source]
- Inducted to the Science Olympiad Foundation Hall of Fame in 2019.[9]
- Elected a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland in 2019.[citation needed]
- Nominated for the 2020 International Childrenâs Peace Prize from the KidsRights Foundation in Amsterdam, for his educational philanthropy.[10]
- Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar from the Government of India in 2021.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- â Thakur, Aksheev (2020-12-12). "Trolls don't bother the teen writer Souhardya De". www.thehansindia.com. Archived from the original on 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- â "Pradhan Mantri Bal Puraskar 2021: āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ¯, āĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§". Aaj Tak āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- â 3.0 3.1 "Souhardya De's perplexing work wins him laurels". The Sunday Guardian Live. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- â 4.0 4.1 "Souhardya De received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2021 in the field of Art & Culture". pib.gov.in (Press release). Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- â āĻ¸āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻž, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻŦ. "āĻ¸ā§āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻā§ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ°". www.anandabazar.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- â Wilson, Jaison (2021-02-22). "Never forget your roots: Bal Puraskar winner reminisces PM's advice". United News of India (UNI), Govt. of India. Archived from the original on 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- â Desk, News (2021-01-25). "āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° 'āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻ' āĻ¸ā§āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ¯ "āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°" āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤". The Bengal Post. Archived from the original on 2021-02-21. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - â "About". Souhardya De. 2020-12-13. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- â "SOF HALL OF FAME-SOUHARDYA DE | Science Olympiad Foundation". sofworld.org. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- â "Souhardya". KidsRights Foundation. Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Souhardya De on IMDb