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Mahasweta Devi Giribala

Mahasweta Devi Giribala

Introduction

Mahasweta Devi is an Indian social activists and author of various short stories, drama, and essays.

Her writings reflect the cultural and social issues and the problems faced by the Indian women. Her writings not only present the miseries and troubles of these women but it also provides the strong and courageous side of the women due to which she is also known as a feminist writer.

She began her career with the teaching at the college; she also worked as journalist and writer.

Mahasweta devi: short stories summary

She was born in India but later she moved to Bengal. She not only worked for the women but as a socialist she also served various tribal people and other minor communities of both India and Bengal. This is the reason she has very close observation about the problem of these people and which she portrayed in her stories.

Her Stories present different aspects of social concerns like poverty, marriage, education