Biography of Mahasweta Devi

Mahasweta Devi (* 14. January 1926 in Dhaka; † 28. July 2016 in Kolkata) was an indian Bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist. She was 90 years old. She was married to Bijon Bhattacharya. She had at least 1 child (1 son). Her education included University of Calcutta and Visva-Bharati University. Her faith was Hinduism. She received 8 awards, including Sahitya Akademi Award in Bengali, Ramon Magsaysay Award. Her cause of death was multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.