Baby Haldar was born and grown up in Murshidabad, West Bengal, India and is 49 years of age. She wrote her autobiography Aalo Aandhari in 2002. It was  first published in Hindi by Roshnai Prakashan

She worked as domestic helper but as she got to work for Prof. Prabodh Kumar in Delhi, he helped her in changing her life by helping her become a writer.

The book has been translated into more than 20 languages. The book chronicled stories of her harsh childhood and struggle as a young adult and a mother of three.  Since Aalo Aandhari, she published two other books Eshat Rupantar (Roshnai, 2010) and Ghare Pherar Pawth (De’s Publisher, 2015) and numerous articles based on her  ongoing experiences; on destitute women; on COVID-19’s impact on domestic workers.

 Her writings give voice to thousands of women who suffer abuses at home and work but are not able to articulate in writing the numerous battles they fight.

Personally, the works like Ashapurna Devi’s trilogy,  seem like experiences of her  own life. They give her  the energy and strength to write. Reading and writing provide her the joy and sustenance in her daily battle for survival.