Devapriya Sanyal

Devapriya Sanyal is the author of several books. She lives in Bangalore, where she juggles writing with teaching literature and cinema at St Joseph’s University. Her book Through the Eyes of a Cinematographer: The Biography of Soumendu Roy was shortlisted for the MAMI Book Awards and was also part of the National Film Awards for ‘Best Writing on Cinema’.

Born and raised in Calcutta, she later moved to New Delhi for higher studies, earning degrees in literature and cinema from Lady Brabourne College, Calcutta, and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. When not engaged in research, she enjoys travelling, cooking, sketching, and exploring the city with her DSLR.