Later, she did her Ph.D in literature from Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan and was awarded the fellowship instituted by Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

[1] Samanta's early writing efforts later developed into short stories, novels and feature articles on women's empowerment and other gender-related issues.

[4] Kadambini Media claims to provide a platform to young people to showcase their talent in the field of art, literature and cinema.

Kadambini Media has also ventured into the field of audio-visual productions and during the past years, it has also produced several television series, tele-films and music albums.

[6] The next venture Krantidhara (2014)[7] based on a short story ‘Jhada Parara Surya’ by Samanta also won the Asian Excellence Film Awards 2019 in South Korea.