Sevo, Ruta

Ruta Sevo spent years in Calcutta and Madras (now Chennai) as a scholar, doing field work for a Ph.D. However, in the 1970s, a degree in Indian studies did not lead to a job. Three different careers later she was able to take up writing full time. In 1973, Sevo received one of four national PEN and NEH/Columbia University Translation Fellowship awards, which she used to translate three Bengali novels. She published scholarly articles in several fields and wrote hundreds of professional reports (see items on Lulu). Her ethical will, a.k.a. letter from the grave, was published by the Association...