Eminent author and social activist Mahasweta Devi passed away

Q.  Which eminent author and social activist passed away on July 28 (she was also a Ramon Magsaysay award winner)?
- Published on 29 Jul 16

a. Mahasweta Devi
b. Arundhati Roy
c. Indira Goswami
d. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

ANSWER: Mahasweta Devi
 
Well known author and social activist Mahasweta Devi whose writings focused on oppressed and marginalised sections of society succumbed to multiple organ failure at the age of 91.
  • She was a Ramon Magsaysay award winner from Bengal.
  • Awarded the Sahitya Akademi and Jnanpith awards for literary excellence, she helped tribals and rural people to organise themselves into groups to take up development activities in their areas.
  • She was also the founder of several grassroots societies for tribal welfare.
  • She was the wife of one of the most well known playwright and literary figures of Bengal, Bijon Bhattacharya.
  • Filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak was her uncle and she worked among the poorest of the poor in the tribal areas of Southern WB and other parts of the nation.

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