Mahasweta Devi
Mahasweta Devi | |
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Devi at the Ramon Magsaysay Award ceremony (1997) | |
| Born | 14 January 1926 Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 28 July 2016 (aged 90) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Alma mater | Visva-Bharati University University of Calcutta |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, activist |
| Notable work | Hajar Churashir Maa (Mother of 1084) Aranyer Adhikar (The Right of the Forest) Titu Mir |
| Spouse(s) | Bijon Bhattacharya (1947–1962) Asit Gupta (1965–1976) |
| Children | Nabarun Bhattacharya |
| Relatives | Manish Ghatak (father) Ritwik Ghatak (uncle) |
| Awards | Padma Vibhushan Padma Shri Sahitya Akademi Award Ramon Magsaysay Award Jnanpith Award |
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Mahasweta Devi (14 January 1926 – 28 July 2016) was an Indian Bengali language writer and activist. Her notable literary works include Hajar Churashir Maa, Rudali, and Aranyer Adhikar. She was a leftist who worked for the rights and empowerment of the tribal people (Lodha and Shabar) of West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh states of India. She was honoured with various literary awards such as the Sahitya Akademi Award (in Bengali), Jnanpith Award and Ramon Magsaysay Award along with India's civilian awards Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan.