Education
She was educated at the well-known Scottish Church College and at the University of Calcutta.
She was educated at the well-known Scottish Church College and at the University of Calcutta.
Basu began her career as a novelist with the publication of Janmabhoomi Matribhoomi. A prolific writer, her novels have been regularly published in Desh, the premier literary journal of Bengal. Her major works include Swet Patharer Thaala (The Marble Salver), Ekushe Paa (twenty One Steps), Maitreya Jataka (published as The Birth of the Maitreya by Stree), Gandharvi, Pancham Purush (The Fifth Manitoba, or Fifth Generation?) and Ashtam Garbha (The Eighth Pregnancy).
She translates extensively into Bangla and writes essays, short stories and poetry.