Sumita Banerjea is an author and educator. An alumna of the Convent of Jesus and Mary, and St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi, she has done her PhD in History on “Crime Against Women And By Women In Bengal In The 18th And 19th Centuries”. She has written school textbooks on Geography and English and has also written for various newspapers and magazines. During her time as an educator, she conceptualised and edited an anthology of writings by school children in the senior classes. She is also trained in psychological counselling and conducts workshops for corporates, teachers and students.

Sumita loves to experience life in a myriad different ways: travelling, teaching, writing, counselling, listening to happenings in the lives of people from various walks of life, and telling stories. She lives in Kolkata.