She is a best-selling, award-winning author most known for her works Dangle,[1][2] Padmavati[3] and Genghis Khan,[4] The Curse of Nader Shah and The Birth Of My Nation.
[citation needed] Her professional life of 47 years includes work as an educational faculty and creative writing trainer.
She has contributed short stories to Crossed and Knotted, Defiant Dreams and When they Spoke anthologies and poems to Muse India, Kaafiyana, The Dawn Beyond Waste and Remnants of Loss poetry collections.
Two of her anthology of short stories was published in 2020 and two books, The Cursed Inheritance (a mystery adventure) and Princesses, Monsters and Magical Creatures ( the English translation from Bengali of the iconic Thakurmar Jhuli )[17] were released in 2021.
Basu mentors children, young adults, and aspiring authors in creative writing skills at Sutapa’s Studio.
She writes a travel vlog called Sutapa’s Itchy Feet and maintains a YouTube Channel with videos, interviews, blogs and stories.