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Indian fiction writer
in Bengali and a socio-political activist. Her notable literary works
include Hajar Churashir Maa, Rudali, and Aranyer Adhikar.
Devi wrote over 100 novels and over 20 collections
of short stories primarily written in Bengali but
often translated to other languages.[10] Her first novel,
titled Jhansir Rani, based
on a biography of the Rani
of Jhansi was published in 1956. She had toured
the Jhansi region to record
information and folk songs from the local people for the novel.
She was honoured with
various literary awards such as the Sahitya Akademi Award (in Bengali), Jnanpith
Award and Ramon Magsaysay Award along with India's civilian
awards Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan.
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