Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri

Her first published work was Panyasamhita (Psalms on Commodities) (1996, Kabita Pakshik). This was followed by Pisachinikabya (The She–Demonic Verses) (1998, Kabita Pakshik).[2] She won the "Krittibas Puraskar" literary award in 1998. It is a book of love poems centering on alienation, distorted relationships and loneliness.

Chaudhuri authored two works in 1999, Chirantan Galpomala (Timeless Tales) and Radio-Bitan (The Radio Garden).

Abar Prothom theke Poro (Read Anew from A) (2001 Ananda Publishers)[3] featured themes of the creation of life—especially childbirth—as well as childhood and society. Meyeder Projatantra ( The Republic of Women) (2005, Saptarshi Prakashan) brought the poet the Anita-Sunil Basu Smriti Puroskar of Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi of 2006. Themes include relationships between women. She wrote in the voice of the womb, which compares itself to the womb of the grandmother and the mother. Another section, "Dharabahik Uponyas" ( Serialized Novelette), tells about the ongoing journey of communication between women, across time, space and generations.

She published one collection of stories, "Meyeder Kichhu Ekta Hoyechhe", (2007, Deep Prokashan) including ten stories written between 1989 and 2006.

A collection of poetry, Kurukshetra, On-Line (2008, Saptarshi Prakashan), was seen by reviewers as a departure from her usual style, as the book relates to the recent killings and political unrest in Bengal, especially the Nandigram carnage. Recent publications include 'Chhaya-Shoririni'(2009, Pratibhas), a collection of three novellas. It deals with characters bordering on virtual reality, whose professional and personal life is submerged in a plethora of complex identities created by social networking sites, reality TV and news shows.

Chaudhuri also is a translator from original French language. She has translated Leonardo Da Vinci by Serge Bremley in 2008.

Godyabodhi, a collection of Bengali Proses, was published in January 2020. It contains nine essays on poetry. The writer′s own feelings on poetry, various doctrines regarding the foundation of it are described in this book.

Complete list of publications by Chaudhuri

Poetry

• 1996 Panya Samhita
• 1998 Pisachini Kabya
• 1999 Chirantan Galpo mala
• 1999 Radio Bitan
• 2001 Abar Prothom Theke Poro
• 2005 Meyeder Projatantro
• 2007 Kurukkhetro Online
• 2010 Virtualer Nabin Kishor
• 2012 Kabita Sangraha (anthology)
• 2015 Matribhumi Bumper
• 2016 Nijhum Grontho
• 2017 Bhabadehe Swargiya Sangit
• 2017 Shreshtho Kobita (anthology of selected poetry)

Prose

• 2007 Bunchi Land (children's book)
• 2007 Meyeder kichu ekta hoyeche (short stories)
• 2008 Chhaya sharirini (3 novellas)
• 2013 Solitaire (short stories)
• 2014 Bishal Bharatiya Laghu Galpo (short stories)
• 2017 Electra (short stories)
• 2018 Bhalobasar Golpo (short stories. Sopan Publishers Kolkata)
• 2019 Ladies Compartment (short stories. Deys Publishers Kolkata)
• 2020 Godyabodhi (collection of Bengali Proses. Tobuo Proyas Prokashoni)

Translation work

• 2008 Leonardo da Vinci (translation from original French)
• 2012 Rog O tar Pratikar (translation from original French)
• 2011 Bosquet Bobin Burine er kobita (translation from French poetry)

Chaudhuri studied philosophy at Presidency College, Kolkata, then affiliated with the University of Calcutta, from 1984 to 1989.

Chaudhuri is a 1991 batch member of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service and works for the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. As of 2019 she has served in Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam and Odisha.