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Sushmita Bandhopadhyay

Born

in Kolkata, India

December 02, 1959

Died

September 05, 2013

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Susmita Bandopadhyay AKA Sayeda Kamala was a writer and activist from India. Her works include the memoir Kabuliwalar Bangali Bou (A Kabuliwala's Bengali Wife; 1997) based on her experience of marrying an Afghan and her time in Afghanistan during Taliban rule. The story was used as the basis for the Bollywood film Escape from Taliban.

At the age of 49, she was killed by suspected Taliban militants during the evening of 4 September or in the early morning hours of 5 September 2013, outside her home in Paktika Province, Afghanistan ...more

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Average rating: 3.61 · 289 ratings · 27 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Kabuliwala's Bengali Wife 3.61 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 1998 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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