Mahasweta Devi, one of India’s most powerful literary voices, chronicled Adivasi and other marginalised lives in classics like Hajar Churashir Maa and Rudali. Her activism paralleled a decorated career that included the Jnanpith, Magsaysay and Padma awards.
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Mahasweta Devi, one of India’s most powerful literary voices, chronicled Adivasi and other marginalised lives in classics like Hajar Churashir Maa and Rudali. Her activism paralleled a decorated career that included the Jnanpith, Magsaysay and Padma awards.
A lyrical memoir in which Mahasweta Devi recalls her childhood in Tagore’s Santiniketan, bringing to life its people, values, and creative spirit through the eyes of her younger self.