Question

9. Write a paragraph in about 100 words) on Mahasweta Devi on the basis of the points given below:
Points: Date of Birth: 14 January, 1926 - Place of Birth Dhaka, Bangladesh - Parents : Father: Manish Chatak
well known poet, novelist of Kallol Movement: Mother: Dharitri Devi, writer and social activist - Education
Passed in Dhaka and got BA degree from Visva Bharani University, MA in English from University of Calcutta
- First Publication: Thansir Rani', 1956 - Career : Lecturer of English literature in Bijoygarh College in 1956
worked as a journalist and creative writer, achieved fame for her work on the tribal communities like the lodhas
and Shabars of West Bengal - Literary works : Hajar Churashir Mas', 'Aranyer Adhikar', 'Andhar Manik
Nagarer Ser Raja' etc. - Award : Sahitya Akademi Award for 'Aranyer Adhikar' (1979). Inanpith Award (1991),
Ramon Magsaysay Award (1997), Padma Bibhushan (2006) - Death: 28 July 2016 - Place of Death: Kolkata
India)​

Answer 1

Mahasweta Devi:

• Bengali author and activist Mahasweta Devi was born in India on January 14, 1926, and she passed away on July 28, 2016. Hajar Churashir Maa, Rudali, and Aranyer Adhikar are some of her best-known literary works. She advocated for the rights and empowerment of the indigenous people (Lodha and Shabar) in the Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. She received numerous literary honours, including the Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan, India's civilian awards, the Sahitya Akademi Award (in Bengali), the Jnanpith Award, and the Ramon Magsaysay Award.
• Eden Montessori School in Dhaka was Devi's first place of instruction (1930). She subsequently relocated to West Bengal (now in India). Her next academic setting was Midnapore Mission Girls High School (1935). She was subsequently admitted to Santiniketan (1936 to 1938). She continued her education at Beltala Girls' School from 1939 to 1941, where she earned her matriculation. She then developed I.A. in 1944. by way of Asutosh College. She earned a B.A. from Visva-Bharati University, which was established by Rabindranath Tagore. (Hons) in English before completing a master's degree. at the University of Calcutta in English.
• Devi authored more than 100 books and more than 20 collections of short stories, mostly in Bengali but frequently translated into other languages. Published in 1956, Jhansir Rani, her debut book, was based on a biography of the Rani of Jhansi. In order to gather facts and folk songs from the locals for the novel, she travelled the Jhansi region.

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