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Mahasweta Devi Kathalu

Name: Mahasweta Devi Kathalu
Author: Mahasweta Devi

By Mahasweta Devi

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About This Book

Mahasweta Devi straddled the Indian literary scene like a colossus for close to half a century from 1974 when her Hazaar Churashir Maa appeared to the year she died. Year after year, her stories, novels, children’s stories, plays and essays appeared to create a churning in all parts of India. HBT translated many of her novels and stories. Sri Sri Ganesh Mahima came first in 1982 as Rakasikora, Hazaar Churasher Maa as Oka Talli in 1983, Jangal ka adhikar as Evaridi adivi in 1985, Daayin as Dayyalunnayi jagruts in 1986, Basai Tudu in 1997, Rudali kathali in 1998, Choli ke peechhe the same year. A whole generation of Telugu people grew up reading her stories. “Her writing addressed one single word: injustice,” G. N. Devy, a writer and activi

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Author: Mahasweta Devi
Release date: 29 Jul, 2025
Publisher: Stck Books
Type: Paperback
Dimensions: 5.5 in - 8.5 in
Pages: 363 Pages

About The Author

Mahasweta Devi is recognized as one of the foremost writers in India. She received numerous literary awards, including the Sahitya Akademi Award (1979) and the Jnanpith Award (1996), for her incisive, powerful, and satirical writings. She was also honored with the Padma Shri Award (1980) for her efforts on behalf of displaced tribal communities. Her eight most powerful stories—“Choli Ke Peeche,” “Palatalli,” “Draupadi,” “Rudali,” “Uppu,” “Deyyalunnayi Jagratha,” “Chinnollu,” and “Sri Sri Ganesha Mahima”—are included in this collection.