Renowned writer and social thinker Mahasweta Devi dies at 90
The author had been keeping ill for some months now and was recently admitted in hospital.
Kolkata
: Eminent Bengali author and social activist Mahasweta Devi died in Kolkata today after a brief illness. She was 90.
The author had been keeping ill for some months now and was recently admitted in hospital.
Mahasweta Devi has won many awards, among which the most prominent are the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Gnanpith and the Ramon Magsaysay awards. She was conferred the Padma Shri in 1986 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2006.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled her death. -"Mahashweta Devi wonderfully illustrated the might of the pen. A voice of compassion, equality & justice, she leaves us deeply saddened,-" Modi tweeted.
Mahashweta Devi wonderfully illustrated the might of the pen. A voice of compassion, equality & justice, she leaves us deeply saddened. RIP.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 28, 2016
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also offered tribute to the writer on the micro-blogging site.
-"India has lost a great writer. Bengal has lost a glorious mother. I have lost a personal guide. Mahashweta Di rest in peace,-" she said.
India has lost a great writer. Bengal has lost a glorious mother. I have lost a personal guide. Mahashweta Di rest in peace
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) July 28, 2016
(This story originally appeared on Deccan Chronicle)