Background
Banerji was born in 1947, and grew up in Calcutta (now Kolkata).
novelist Masters food historians
Banerji was born in 1947, and grew up in Calcutta (now Kolkata).
Harvard University.
She specialises in Bengali cuisine, and is also an author, novelist and translator. Her work explores the relationship between memory, history, culture, religion and food. Although she originates from West Bengal, she spent seven years living in Bangladesh (formerly East Bengal), thus developing a strong perspective on the distinct traditions of both parts of Bengal.
At the age of 20 she went to Harvard where she did her Masters in English.
She has settled in United States of America since 1990, and currently resides in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She has maintained strong a connection with India, travelling there regularly.
Banerji has written for a number of publications, including the New York Times, Gastronomica, Gourmet and Granta. She has also presented papers at the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery.
