# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mahasweta-devi
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:04:41.381Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/mahasweta-devi"
name: "Mahasweta Devi"
slug: "mahasweta-devi"
description: "Mahasweta Devi was an Indian Bengali language writer and activist. Her notable literary works include Hajar Churashir Maa, Rudali, and Aranyer Adhikar. She was a leftist who worked for the rights and empowerment of the tribal people of West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh states of India. She was honoured with various literary awards such as the Sahitya Akademi Award, Jnanpith Award and Ramon Magsaysay Award along with India's civilian awards Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan."
tagline: "Indian Bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist (1926-2016)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mahasweta_Devi.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1926-01-14"
deathDate: "2016-07-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  246
  category: 110
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump