Manika Devee (b. 1979): Manika Devee was born in Mangaldai. A postgraduate in English with an additional B.Ed degree, she is a teacher by profession. Her previously published anthologies include Priyo Aalap, Xakhiyoti, Moidamor Junaki, Johor Mohor, Baanpani Aahisi Somake Bhomake, Burhatuwe Kole, the Igloo, and Boitoroni. She received the 2005 Munin Barkataki Award for Priyo Aalap and the Yuva Sahitya Akademi award in 2014 for Johor Mohor. She also received the Padmashree Jugal Kishor Choudhury Memorial Award in 2015.