Souhardya De (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]
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Born | (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 18) |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | Vidyasagar Shishu Niketan (CISCE affiliation) |
Occupation | Author, columnist and podcaster |
Honours | Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2021 |
Website | www |
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]
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] In 2021, Souhardya was one of the recipients of the PM-YUVA Fellowship, a stipend for young authors writing about the Indian independence movement, announced by the Ministry of Education.[9]
De has self-published two books on Indian history and mythology.
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