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Mahasweta Devi
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Mahasweta Devi’s thriller exposes the moral hypocrisy of the affluent when a pregnant maid dies
An excerpt from ‘Truth/Untruth’ by Mahasweta Devi, translated from the Bengali by Anjum Katyal.
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‘Santiniketan taught us that there is no such thing as worthless activity’: Mahasweta Devi
Remembering the writer and activist on her 96th birth anniversary with an excerpt from ‘Our Santiniketan’, translated from the Bengali by Radha Chakravarty.
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What happened after Arshad said ‘Talaq! talaq! talaq!’?: Mahasweta Devi’s short story, ‘The Divorce’
How fiction deals with triple talaq.
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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'Draupadi', Mahasweta Devi's memorable short story, and still chillingly relevant
This translation by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak took the story to the world.
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'Now it’s the turn of memory to mock me': Mahasweta Devi on life, love, and liberation
Arguably India’s most fiery woman writer, who was as much an activist as she was an artist, gave this speech at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
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