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    Mahasweta Devi (14 January 1926 – 28 July 2016) was an Indian writer in Bengali and an activist. Her notable literary works include Hajar Churashir Maa...
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  • Mahasweta is a feminine given name. Notable people with this given name include: Mahasweta Devi (1926 – 2016), an Indian writer and activist Mahasweta...
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  • Mother) is a 1974 Bengali novel written by Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Mahasweta Devi. It was written in 1974 on the backdrop of the Naxalite revolution in...
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    23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2016. Sabharwal 2007, p. 262. "Mahasweta Devi and Habib Tanvir appointed as National Research Professors" (Press release)...
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    grammatologie. She has also translated many works of Mahasweta Devi into English, with separate critical notes on Devi's life and writing style, notably Imaginary...
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  • first published 1977) is a Bengali novel written by Mahasweta Devi. For this novel Mahasweta Devi received Sahitya Akademi Award in 1979. The novel narrates...
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    grandnephew of filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak. Bengali author and activist Mahasweta Devi is Parambrata's aunt. He has often been targeted by fundamentalists...
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  • the life and works of the eminent writer and socio-political activist Mahasweta Devi. The film stars Gargi Roychowdhury in the title role. Mohal Basu, an...
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    Year of Birth – 1871: Mahasweta Devi on India's Denotified Tribes Archived 12 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine by Mahasweta Devi. indiatogether.org. Denotified...
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  • (married to Mahasweta Devi, prominent Indian theatre and film personality from Bengal) Nabarun Bhattacharya (son of Bijon Bhattacharya & Mahasweta Devi) Parambrata...
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  • in Musabani, they are known as in Kariya. Noted writer and activist Mahasweta Devi is known for working with these forest tribals. This reclusive tribe...
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    woman who "has five husbands, and yet none to protect her." Dopdi by Mahasweta Devi in Bengali – A contemporary tale of oppression with Draupadi as the...
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    Kumar Chatterji D. P. Chattopadhyaya Bhabatosh Datta Avinash Dixit Mahasweta Devi John Kenneth Galbraith Sarvepalli Gopal Lakshman Shastri Joshi Kaka...
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    Kumar Chatterji D. P. Chattopadhyaya Bhabatosh Datta Avinash Dixit Mahasweta Devi John Kenneth Galbraith Sarvepalli Gopal Lakshman Shastri Joshi Kaka...
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    Kumar Chatterji D. P. Chattopadhyaya Bhabatosh Datta Avinash Dixit Mahasweta Devi John Kenneth Galbraith Sarvepalli Gopal Lakshman Shastri Joshi Kaka...
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  • Weekly of India, being her siblings. Mahasweta Devi is their eldest daughter. His eldest grandson, Mahasweta Devi's son, Nabarun Bhattacharya was also a...
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  • Unspeakable - 9.45 ki Express ki Citee He has also dramatised 1084 ki Ma, by Mahasweta Devi, with Shyamanand Jalan. He launched the Childline with UNICEF & National...
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    of the prominent recipients of this award include Shamshur Rahman, Mahasweta Devi, Jayanta Mahapatra, Abhi Subedi, Mark Tully, Sitakant Mahapatra, Uday...
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  • of SAARC Writers and Literature (FOSWAL) since 2001 Shamshur Rahman, Mahasweta Devi, Jayanta Mahapatra, Abhi Subedi, Mark Tully, Sitakant Mahapatra, Uday...
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  • queens consort Kosala Devi, Indian queen consort Mahasweta Devi (1926–2016), Indian writer in Bengali and an activist Mrinalini Devi (1874–1902), Indian...
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  • Mahasweta Ray is an Indian actress and television personality who is known for her work in Odia films and soap operas. Her numerous accolades include...
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  • Rudaali (category Films based on works by Mahasweta Devi)
    and based on a 1979 short story of the same name by Bengali author Mahasweta Devi. Set in a small village in Rajasthan, the film stars Dimple Kapadia...
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  • Gudia (1997 film) (category Films based on works by Mahasweta Devi)
    Award for Best Feature film in Hindi. It is based on a short story of Mahasweta Devi. It is the story of a ventriloquist (Mithun Chakraborty), his life and...
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    India in a Sindhi Hindu Brahmin family to Kishanchand D. Advani and Gyani Devi. He was educated at St. Patrick's High School, Karachi, and at D.G. National...
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  • "the first lady of yoga" Mahasweta Devi (1926–2016), Indian writer Phoolan Devi (1963–2001), Indian "Bandit Queen" Priyamvada Devi (1871–1935), Bengali writer...
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    Kumar Chatterji D. P. Chattopadhyaya Bhabatosh Datta Avinash Dixit Mahasweta Devi John Kenneth Galbraith Sarvepalli Gopal Lakshman Shastri Joshi Kaka...
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    Kumar Chatterji D. P. Chattopadhyaya Bhabatosh Datta Avinash Dixit Mahasweta Devi John Kenneth Galbraith Sarvepalli Gopal Lakshman Shastri Joshi Kaka...
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    from Choli Ke Peeche, a short story by the acclaimed Indian writer Mahasweta Devi, Gangor won several awards at the New Jersey Independent South Asian...
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  • settled in the United Province. He was a restaurant owner. Her mother Ambalika Devi was the daughter of Trailokyanath Sanyal, a renowned Brahmo leader who wrote...
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    Kumar Chatterji D. P. Chattopadhyaya Bhabatosh Datta Avinash Dixit Mahasweta Devi John Kenneth Galbraith Sarvepalli Gopal Lakshman Shastri Joshi Kaka...
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