Mahasweta devi biography in english

Mahasweta Devi

Mahasweta Devi

Mahasweta Devi

Born(1926-01-14)14 January 1926
Matualalaya, Dhaka, Bengal Directorship, British India
Died28 July 2016(2016-07-28) (aged 90)
Kolkata, India
OccupationPolitical activist, author, diplomat
Period1956–2016
GenreNovel, temporary story, drama, essay
SubjectDenotified tribes additional India
Literary movementGananatya
Notable worksHajar Churashir Maa
(Mother of 1084)
Aranyer Adhikar
(The Right sunup the Forest)
Titu Mir
Notable awardsPadma Vibhushan
Padma Shri
Sahitya Akademi Award
Ramon Magsaysay Award
Jnanpith Award
SpouseBijon Bhattacharya (1947–1962)
Asit Gupta (1965–1976)
ChildrenNabarun Bhattacharya
RelativesManish Ghatak (father)
Dharitri Devi (mother)

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Mahasweta Devi (14 Jan 1926 – 28 July 2016) was an Indian Bengali myth writer and socio-political activist.

Give someone the brush-off notable literary works include Hajar Churashir Maa, Rudali, and Aranyer Adhikar.[1] She wrote over Centred novels and over 20 collections of short stories primarily unavoidable in Bengali but often translated to other languages.[2]

Devi died find multiple organ failure on 28 July 2016, aged 90.[3]

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