Bidisha, English journalist, author, and critic
Bidisha Mamata (born Bidisha Bandyopadhyay), known professionally as Bidisha, is a British broadcaster and journalist specialising in international affairs, social justice issues, arts and culture, and international human rights activist.Publishing and broadcasting under her first name only, Bidisha began writing professionally for arts magazines, such as i-D, Dazed and Confused, and the NME, at the age of 14, and published her first novel at 18. She writes for The Guardian and The Huffington Post and works as a TV and radio presenter for the BBC, presenting programmes such as Woman's Hour.
She also does outreach work in UK detention centres and prisons, in affiliation with literary and human rights organisation English PEN.