Mahua Sen: Writer, Poet, Translator and Management Professional

She is a writer, poet, translator, and management professional based in Hyderabad. Her work spans poetry, literary translation, and essays, with her translation of Rajkamal Chaudhary’s Machhli Mari Hui, published as The Dead Fish, receiving critical recognition. Her poetry collection Nostalgia: Crafting a Home Within has also received literary acclaim.
on Sep 24, 2026

Mahua Sen is a writer, poet, translator, and management professional based in Hyderabad. Her literary work spans poetry, translation, and essays, with her writing appearing across literary journals, newspapers, and more than seventy anthologies.

Her recent translation, The Dead Fish, published by Rupa Publications, is the English rendition of Rajkamal Chaudhary’s controversial Hindi novel Machhli Mari Hui. The translation has received widespread critical acclaim from scholars, critics, and readers across literary circles. It was nominated for the VOW Book Awards, shortlisted for the Banaras Lit Fest Book Awards, and received the Akshara Award. The book was also listed among the Best Books of 2025 in the Translated Fiction category by Aaj Tak/Sahitya Tak.

Mahua’s work as a poet is equally significant. Her poetry collection, Nostalgia: Crafting a Home Within, published by Red River, became an Amazon bestseller at #1 and received the Maharshi Ved Vyas International Award for Poetry. The collection reflects her engagement with poetry as a form of literary expression and explores the idea of creating a sense of home within.

As a translator, Mahua Sen brings literary works across languages to wider readerships, while her poetry and essays contribute to contemporary literary conversations. Her extensive publication record across journals, newspapers, and anthologies reflects a sustained engagement with literature in multiple forms.

Through her work as a writer, poet, translator, and management professional, Mahua Sen brings together diverse professional and literary perspectives. Her body of work demonstrates a continued commitment to poetry, literary translation, and thoughtful engagement with contemporary literature.