Mahasweta Devi

Mahasweta Devi (14 January 1926 – 28 July 2016) was an Indian Bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist. Her notable literary works include Hajar Churashir Maa, Rudali, and Aranyer Adhikar. She wrote over 100 novels and over 20 collections of short stories primarily written in Bengali but often translated to other languages.

Devi died of multiple organ failure on 28 July 2016, aged 90.

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