Amreeta Sen (née Syam), 21 June 1965 – 19 October 2025

We are saddened by the untimely passing of Amreeta Sen (née Syam). She lived in Kolkata, where she did her schooling from Loreto House, and her graduation and Master’s in History from Jadavpur University, specialising in ancient India. She wrote for several journals and magazines and worked as a sub-editor with The Statesman. She published three books with us, two volumes of poetry – Kurukshetra (1991) and Kaikeyi (1992), and a novel – The Lost Unicorn (2007). Kurukshetra comprised a series of conversations in poetry between characters in the Mahabharata while Kaikeyi was an imaginative and feminist rendition of Kaikeyi’s perspective of events in the Ramayana. The Lost Unicorn saw Sen venture into a different genre and create a humorous fantasy. We quote from the author’s note in her last book with us: “Her interests include reading, music, teaching, animals, travelling and spending time with her family. She also loves being by the sea.” Our deepest condolences to her loved ones.