Honoring the Padma Shree awardee, Bengali author and social activist Mahasweta Devi, Google is celebrating what would have been her 92nd birthday, in a doodle. In her lifetime, Devi wrote some 100.. Credit: BGR India - Published
Born on January 14, 1926, in Bangladesh's Dhaka, Devi made a mark for herself as a social activist by crusading for the rights of the tribals. Credit: Zee News - Published
[India], Jan 14 (ANI): A tribute to one of modern India's pre-eminent writers and activists, Mahasweta Devi, will be the first thing Google users will see today. Credit: Sify - Published
Mumbai’s suburban railway network goes by a tired but apt sobriquet, the lifeline of Mumbai. For the men behind the scenes, though — the gangmen, engineers and others working on the tracks — it.. Credit: Mid-Day - Published
A four-year-old girl, falling in the category of severely active malnourished (SAM), died today in Mokhada tehsil of Palghar district, a senior official said.
"The girl was taken home during Diwali.. Credit: Mid-Day - Published
*New Delhi:* Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) minister Satyendar Jain said on Tuesday that 70 per cent of the current pollution in Delhi is due to the burning of crop waste in neighbouring.. Credit: Mid-Day - Published
*Noted academicians and artists, including Vivan Sundaram, have accused the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) of "hounding" professors, students and administration of the Central University of.. Credit: Deccan Herald - Published
"Had Mahasweta Devi been alive today, she would have been very happy... It is victory for the farmers, victory for truth and victory for Maa-Maati-Manush." - Mamata Banerjee Credit: DNA - Published
An elated West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee evoked late Mahasweta Devi and others "who made sacrifices fighting for" the Singur land that was given to the Tatas after the Supreme Court on.. Credit: Firstpost - Published
*West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee termed as "landmark victory" the Supreme Court judgement today on land acquisition by Tata Motors at Singur for its abandoned Nano car project.
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"The.. Credit: Deccan Herald - Published
New Delhi, Aug 3 : The demise of the prominent Bengali writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi, who gave voice to the voiceless by chronicling injustices against them, had left a void that would be.. Credit: newKerala.com - Published
Kolkata, July 29: Eminent writer Mahasweta Devi, who had penned hundreds of heartwarming tales about the downtrodden, could never finish her own story about the mental trauma she went through after her.. Credit: Oneindia - Published
Kolkata, July 29: Describing Mahasweta Devi's death as West Bengal losing a "glorious mother", Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced the eminent writer and social activist will be.. Credit: Oneindia - Published
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