Sagarika Bhattacharya Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Birth name	Sagarika Chakraborty (before marriage)
Profession	Developer
Famous For	Norwegian Child Custody Case
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 162 cm in meters- 1.62 m in feet & inches- 5’ 4”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	November 4, 1982 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2023)	41 Years
Birthplace	Kolkata
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kolkata
College/University	• University of Calcutta • St. Xavier's College, Kolkata • Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management (IISWBM), Kolkata
[1]Sagarika Chakraborty - Facebook Educational Qualification	• Bachelor of Science (Hons.) degree (2002-2005) • Master's degree in computer software engineering • Master's degree (2005-2007) in business administration and management • Master of Computer Application (2015-2018)
Religion	Hinduism [2]Sagarika Chakraborty - Facebook
Caste	Brahmin [3]Sagarika Chakraborty - Facebook
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian [4]Sagarika Chakraborty - Facebook
Hobbies	Traveling, working out, and cooking
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Separated
Marriage Date	December 2007
Separation Date	2012
Family
Husband/Spouse	Anurup Bhattacharya
Children	Son- Abhigyan (b. 2008) (age 16 years; as of 2023) Daughter- Aishwarya (b. 2010) (age 14 years; as of 2023)
Parents	Father- Manatosh Mother- Shikha
Siblings	Brother- Subhadip Chakraborty, Subhodip Chakroborty, and Sourav Chakraborty
Favourites
Actor	Shah Rukh Khan
Singer	Arijit Singh
TV Shows	Koffee with Karan

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sagarika Bhattacharya

• Sagarika Chakraborty has worked as a software developer for several companies in Kolkata and West Bengal. She was employed at Software Sales and Development from July 2018 to November 2018, and then worked as a software developer at Microbase Infotech Pvt. Ltd. from February 2019 to February 2020. From June 2020 to June 2021, she was a software engineer at Saha Softech, and from July 2021 to November 2021, she worked as a software developer at Lee & Nee Software (Exports) Ltd in Kolkata. In November 2021, she joined Chetu, a US-based software development company, as a full-stack developer in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. ^[5]The Times of India
  

  Sagarika often posts about her office on social media

• Sagarika Chakraborty began collaborating with Vishwakarma Publications, a book publishing company based in Pune, Maharashtra, as an author in January 2019.
  

  The invitation of Sagarika’s book release

• She was a part of the 2022 Pune Literary Festival Event.
  

  Sagarika as a part of the Pune Literary Festival

• Sagarika Chakraborty married geophysicist Anurup Bhattacharya in 2007 and moved to Norway. Their first child, Abhigyaan, was born the following year and showed signs of autism early on. In 2010, Abhigyaan was enrolled in a family kindergarten program that provided specialized care, especially since Sagarika was expecting their second child, Aishwarya, at the same time.

I had no idea what they were thinking and planning. Neither me nor my husband were expecting this consequence. We were never informed that there was any problem with us and that the children could be taken away by the CWS. Both of us knew about the [Marte Meo] counseling and observation part and we had openly agreed to it for the sake of our son. But I remember very clearly that when I did request a cancellation or a rescheduling of the home visits, I was told that this would not be possible. Even on days when I wasn’t feeling well, they insisted on coming. I remember being extremely uncomfortable on such occasions and I wanted to be alone with the baby, wanting to rest when the baby slept, but they sat there through everything, just sat there and observed everything, constantly writing down things in their files. On some days, I felt awful, I didn’t know what to do.” ^[6]Masala Chai Musings

• Barnevernet, the Norwegian Child Welfare Services, removed Aishwarya and Abhigyaan from their parents’ custody in 2011 and placed them in foster care until they turned 18. The couple had been under observation for several months by Barnevernet for alleged “improper parenting”. This event was a tragedy for the family.

“On 9 May 2011, two days before the CWS took my children away, I went to the health station for my daughter’s vaccinations. She got injections on both legs and was in pain and had developed fever. I was not able to sleep those two nights. My husband was also very tired. I still went to the kindergarten for the sake of of my son and I thought that when I get him back from the kindergarten, then the whole family can relax. At this time, the CWS people again insisted on coming home. I was very stressd due to the lack of sleep and didn’t want any one at home and tried to tell them about the vaccinations, the pain, the fever, and our sleepless nights. They insisted on coming. I started to prepare breakfast and they started some questions about household duties and who does what. I told them that this was not the right time for them to ask us questions, we hadn’t slept and needed to finish the household tasks. The officer then took my daughter out of the house saying you are tired, we will take your daughter for a walk outside. While we completed our work we waited for the child to be brought back. At this time, after about an hour, we were told that our children have been taken to a care home and we will not be allowed to see them. [Pause] ……………….. I don’t have words………………I cannot tell you…………..I cannot explain what I felt……..I remember I was crying, hysterical, shouting……I asked how they could do such a thing………..But I was not heard. Later, I heard that they had recorded my behavior as hysterical and taken that as further proof of my unsuitability as a mother. Tell me…..how would you react if your children are taken away from you?”

The kids’ Norwegian foster family

• Norwegian authorities accused a couple of engaging in inappropriate parenting practices, such as sharing a bed with their children, hand-feeding (which was viewed as force-feeding by Norwegian authorities), and administering corporal punishment (Sagarika allegedly slapped the children once). While these practices might be considered acceptable in Indian culture, they were considered unacceptable by Norwegian authorities.

After my daughter was born, me and my husband were sleeping in two different rooms. My husband used to sleep with my son and I used to sleep with my daughter. You know, little babies keep getting up in the night to feed so we thought that this is the best for all of us. I think now that the CWS thought it was wrong for us to do this. That it was wrong for me to sleep with my baby. I just cannot understand why they would think that. Many times, I could see them frowning at me, but they never said anything. Like when I was preparing food, I could see they did not approve of what I was cooking, and when I was feeding the children also, I think they made many notes about that. I know later they did say that I used to feed the children with my hand, and I think they said that is wrong. I think they found faults with most of the things I did. As a child, my son did not play with many toys, and when he was a baby and I used to be cooking, I used to let him play with the utensils in the kitchen. This is something we all do in our families. I think this also became a point of complaint about me, they felt a child should play with toys and not kitchen utensils. I did sometimes get angry with him and would threaten him by raising my hand, but that was only a threat. I would raise my voice only when there was something unsafe like a hot surface. I would want to prevent him from getting hurt. I think they put me down as an abusive mother, and I cannot understand how they came to that conclusion.