Eminent litterateur and social activist Mahasweta Devi passed away on Thursday afternoon at a private hospital in Kolkata. Keywords: Mahasweta Devi Earlier in the year, Mahasweta Devi was admitted to the private health facility and was discharged after her health improved. She [Mahasweta Devi] is one such writer who routinely described what she witnessed,” Ms. Mitra told The Hindu last week. The 90-year-old Magsaysay awardee was admitted to the hospital in south Kolkata on June 22, 2016 with septicemia and urinary infection.

Source: The Hindu July 28, 2016 10:39 UTC