Mahasweta Devi, Indian Bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist (born 1926)

Mahasweta Devi

Indian writer and activist

Mahasweta Devi 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 of West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and…