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Which Bengali writer and social activist, awarded the Magsaysay Award in 1997, authored works like 'Hajar Churashir Ma' (Mother of 1084) that chronicled the Naxalite movement and tribal struggles?
Answer: Mahasweta Devi — Mahasweta Devi (1926-2016) was a celebrated Bengali author and activist whose writing brought attention to India's tribal communities and the dispossessed.
- A Ashapurna Devi
- B Nabaneeta Dev Sen
- C Mahasweta Devi ✓
- D Bani Basu
Mahasweta Devi (1926-2016) was a celebrated Bengali author and activist whose writing brought attention to India's tribal communities and the dispossessed.