Mahasweta Devi, Woman Writer and Magasaysay Award Winner ( Books, Portrait ) [Getty Images]

INDIA - MARCH 28: Mahasweta Devi, Woman Writer and Magasaysay Award Winner ( Books, Portrait ) (Photo by Dilip Banerjee/The The India Today Group via Getty Images) — see more

INDIA - MARCH 28: Mahasweta Devi, Woman Writer and Magasaysay Award Winner ( Books, Portrait ) (Photo by Dilip Banerjee/The The India Today Group via Getty Images)

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