Deepta Roy Chakraverti
Deepta Roy Chakraverti
Deepta Roy Chakraverti ( also known as Deepta Roshni Roy) , daughter of the celebrated Wiccan Ipsita Roy Chakraverti, is a lawyer, an author and a psychic investigator. Deepta was born in Kolkata on 30th May 1978 to Joyanta Roy and Ipsita Roy Chakraverti. Ipsita_Roy_Chakraverti
Biography
Deepta was born in Kolkata into a family which combined old Bengal tradition along with the very unorthodox. Her great grandfather Nisith Chandra Sen was a renowned barrister and the Mayor of Calcutta. He had two sisters, Kamini and Jamini. Kamini Roy (nee Sen, 1864-1933) Kamini_Roy was a celebrated feminist and poetess and bore the distinction of being the first woman honours graduate in British India. Jamini Sen (1871- ), was one of the first woman doctors in the country, and was a pathbreaker. At a time when women would conform to norms and age old ideas, she broke barriers and became a professional and was the physician to the Nepal royal family, and also worked at the Bir Hospital.
Deepta’s father, Joyanta (1943- 2008) hailed from the Indian Railways and spent his career in government service. He also worked on deputation across various ministries in the Government of India, reaching high designations in the establishment and was posted mostly in New Delhi. He retired from service as Additional Member, Railway Board, Ministry of Railways, Delhi in 2005. Deepta’s mother Ipsita came from the fire and idealism of the Brahmo reformers and the blue blooded lineage of Mayurbhunj and Coochbehar. Ipsita spent her early years and youth in Canada, where her father and Deepta’s grandfather, Debabrata Chakraverti ( 1905- 1971) was posted as India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nation’s ICAO. Deepta’s grandmother Roma Chakraverti ( nee Sen, 1915 -1992) came from the blue blood of Bengal.
Early Life
Deepta’s early years were spent mainly between Calcutta and Delhi. She finished her schooling at the Convent of Jesus and Mary School there, before going on to Jesus and Mary College ,Delhi University to study Mathematics Honours (1998-2001). After completing her degree in Mathematics, Deepta went on to study law at King’s College London (2002-2005). She has also done her post graduate studies in intellectual property law from King’s College London (2013). Upon return to India, Deepta worked for a short while in journalism and film production, before going into a legal career. Since 2008, Deepta has worked with corporate like ITC and Reliance Industries Limited. Deepta is also General Secretary of The Wiccan Brigade, India’s first pagan movement.
Deepta has never married, and like has been said by a friend about her great great aunt Jamini Sen, believes that “sometimes girls just did not want to marry”. ( page 114, Geraldine Hancock Forbes, Women in Colonial India )
Literary Career
Debut book, Bhangarh to Bedlam: Haunted Encounters (2015).
True life experiences which showcase a unique blend of the psychic and paranormal along with the scientific and anthropological.
Literary Focus
The supernatural and the unexplained.
Television
Tele-film ‘Mannequin’ ( ETV Bangla 2011). Deepta played the role of the haunted mannequin. Directed by Anjan Dutt, based on the true-life story by Ipsita Roy Chakraverti.
Has appeared with Ipsita on the popular television show “Just Pooja” hosted by Pooja Bedi on Zoom TV.
Bengali film ‘Dosar’(2006)- Deepta was part of a team which assisted the director Rituparno Ghosh
English docu-drama ‘Konark Code’( 2008)- Deepta was Creative Director. Avijit Banerjee director, Ipsita Roy Chakraverti Executive Director, Joyanta Roy Producer. Film screened at the Nehru Centre London in February 2008.
Influence and Legacy
The biggest influence on Deepta has been her Wiccan heritage coming from her mother Ipsita. She has imbibed the combine of the Bengal aristocracy, the freethinking spirit of old Bengal, and along with that the ancient study of Wicca. She has blended the psychic with the scientific, just as she bears qualifications in law and mathematics along with her wiccan learning.
Deepta Roy Chakraverti ( also known as Deepta Roshni Roy) , daughter of the celebrated Wiccan Ipsita Roy Chakraverti, is a lawyer, an author and a psychic investigator. Deepta was born in Kolkata on 30th May 1978 to Joyanta Roy and Ipsita Roy Chakraverti. Ipsita_Roy_Chakraverti
Biography
Deepta was born in Kolkata into a family which combined old Bengal tradition along with the very unorthodox. Her great grandfather Nisith Chandra Sen was a renowned barrister and the Mayor of Calcutta. He had two sisters, Kamini and Jamini. Kamini Roy (nee Sen, 1864-1933) Kamini_Roy was a celebrated feminist and poetess and bore the distinction of being the first woman honours graduate in British India. Jamini Sen (1871- ), was one of the first woman doctors in the country, and was a pathbreaker. At a time when women would conform to norms and age old ideas, she broke barriers and became a professional and was the physician to the Nepal royal family, and also worked at the Bir Hospital.
Deepta’s father, Joyanta (1943- 2008) hailed from the Indian Railways and spent his career in government service. He also worked on deputation across various ministries in the Government of India, reaching high designations in the establishment and was posted mostly in New Delhi. He retired from service as Additional Member, Railway Board, Ministry of Railways, Delhi in 2005. Deepta’s mother Ipsita came from the fire and idealism of the Brahmo reformers and the blue blooded lineage of Mayurbhunj and Coochbehar. Ipsita spent her early years and youth in Canada, where her father and Deepta’s grandfather, Debabrata Chakraverti ( 1905- 1971) was posted as India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nation’s ICAO. Deepta’s grandmother Roma Chakraverti ( nee Sen, 1915 -1992) came from the blue blood of Bengal.
Early Life
Deepta’s early years were spent mainly between Calcutta and Delhi. She finished her schooling at the Convent of Jesus and Mary School there, before going on to Jesus and Mary College ,Delhi University to study Mathematics Honours (1998-2001). After completing her degree in Mathematics, Deepta went on to study law at King’s College London (2002-2005). She has also done her post graduate studies in intellectual property law from King’s College London (2013). Upon return to India, Deepta worked for a short while in journalism and film production, before going into a legal career. Since 2008, Deepta has worked with corporate like ITC and Reliance Industries Limited. Deepta is also General Secretary of The Wiccan Brigade, India’s first pagan movement.
Deepta has never married, and like has been said by a friend about her great great aunt Jamini Sen, believes that “sometimes girls just did not want to marry”. ( page 114, Geraldine Hancock Forbes, Women in Colonial India )
Literary Career
Debut book, Bhangarh to Bedlam: Haunted Encounters (2015).
True life experiences which showcase a unique blend of the psychic and paranormal along with the scientific and anthropological.
Literary Focus
The supernatural and the unexplained.
Television
Tele-film ‘Mannequin’ ( ETV Bangla 2011). Deepta played the role of the haunted mannequin. Directed by Anjan Dutt, based on the true-life story by Ipsita Roy Chakraverti.
Has appeared with Ipsita on the popular television show “Just Pooja” hosted by Pooja Bedi on Zoom TV.
Bengali film ‘Dosar’(2006)- Deepta was part of a team which assisted the director Rituparno Ghosh
English docu-drama ‘Konark Code’( 2008)- Deepta was Creative Director. Avijit Banerjee director, Ipsita Roy Chakraverti Executive Director, Joyanta Roy Producer. Film screened at the Nehru Centre London in February 2008.
Influence and Legacy
The biggest influence on Deepta has been her Wiccan heritage coming from her mother Ipsita. She has imbibed the combine of the Bengal aristocracy, the freethinking spirit of old Bengal, and along with that the ancient study of Wicca. She has blended the psychic with the scientific, just as she bears qualifications in law and mathematics along with her wiccan learning.
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