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Sayari Debnath
Sayari Debnath translates from Hindi and Bengali into English. Her first book of translation, The Keeper of Desolation by Chandan Pandey, was published earlier this year by HarperCollins India. A Bengali short story she translated was shortlisted for the 2024 Armory Square Prize for South Asian Literature in Translation. She is also a culture journalist at Scroll where she writes about books, art, and literary trends.