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'''Maitreyi Devi''' (1914-1990) was a [[Bengal]]i-born [[India]]n poetess and novelist, the daughter of philosopher [[Surendranath Dasgupta]] and protegée of poet [[Rabindranath Tagore]]. She was the basis for the main character in [[Romania]]n-born writer [[Mircea Eliade]]'s 1933 novel ''[[Bengal Nights (novel)|Bengal Nights]]''. In her ''[[Na Hanyate]]'' novel, written as a response to ''Bengal Nights'', Maitreyi Devi denied claims of a sexual affair between her and Eliade during the latter's sojourn in [[British India]]<ref> [http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/143651.html] ''A Terrible Hurt: The Untold Story behind the Publishing of Maitreyi Devi'', by Ginu Kamani, accessed 30 January 2010</ref>. |
'''Maitreyi Devi''' (1914-1990) was a [[Bengal]]i-born [[India]]n poetess and novelist, the daughter of philosopher [[Surendranath Dasgupta]] and protegée of poet [[Rabindranath Tagore]]. She was the basis for the main character in [[Romania]]n-born writer [[Mircea Eliade]]'s 1933 novel ''[[Bengal Nights (novel)|Bengal Nights]]''. In her ''[[Na Hanyate]]'' novel, written as a response to ''Bengal Nights'', Maitreyi Devi denied claims of a sexual affair between her and Eliade during the latter's sojourn in [[British India]]<ref> [http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/143651.html] ''A Terrible Hurt: The Untold Story behind the Publishing of Maitreyi Devi'', by Ginu Kamani, accessed 30 January 2010</ref>. |
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Revision as of 23:19, 22 November 2010
Maitreyi Devi (1914-1990) was a Bengali-born Indian poetess and novelist, the daughter of philosopher Surendranath Dasgupta and protegée of poet Rabindranath Tagore. She was the basis for the main character in Romanian-born writer Mircea Eliade's 1933 novel Bengal Nights. In her Na Hanyate novel, written as a response to Bengal Nights, Maitreyi Devi denied claims of a sexual affair between her and Eliade during the latter's sojourn in British India[1].
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See also
- Mircea Eliade--Maitreyi, Bucureşti, 1933
- Maitreyi Devi--It Does Not Die. A Romance. Translated by Maitreyi Devi. University of Chicago Press, 1994
- Mircea Eliade--Bengal Nights, University of Chicago Press, 1994