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Thousands bid tearful farewell to Mahasweta Devi

Thousands of people from all walks of life on Friday filed past the body of Mahasweta Devi to pay their last respects before the eminent writer and social activist was cremated with full state......

Author Mahasweta Devi resigns from Bangla Academy

Noted writer and human rights activist Mahasweta Devi has resigned as the chairperson of the Bangla Academy. The Magsaysay Award-winner decided to step down after expressing her disagreement......

'World needs people like Mahasweta Devi'

'The world will miss Mahasweta Devi and I will miss my second mother.' Nipa Roy, Mahasweta Devi's niece, remembers the writer who passed into the ages on Thursday, July 28. The great writer......

When Mahasweta Devi spoke to Rediff

Writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi breathed her last on Thursday afternoon. Winner of the 1996 Jnanpith and 1997 Ramon Magsaysay Awards, Mahasweta Devi firmly believed that 'real history is......

Trinamool got too much power too soon: Mahasweta Devi

'The chief minister has to remember that the people of Bengal have suffered a lot. They waited for three decades for a change in rule. Hence, they are impatient and want fast and effective......

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