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Book Reviews : Mahasweta Devi, Mother of 1084. Translated with an Introductory Essay by Samik Bandyopadhyay. Calcutta: Seagull Books, 1997. 130 pages. Rs 160. Mahasweta Devi and Usha Ganguli, Rudali—From Fiction to Performance. Translated with an Introductory Essay by Anjum Katyal. Calcutta: Seagull Books, 1997. 156 pages, Rs 175. Mahasweta Devi, Five Plays. Translated by Samik Bandyopadhyay. Cal cutta : Seagull Books, 1997. 149 pages. Rs 150. Mahasweta Devi, Breast Stories. Translated by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. Calcutta: Seagull Books, 1997. 160 pages. Rs 175
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Book ReviewsMahasweta Devi, Mother of 1084. Translated with an Introductory Essay by Samik Bandyopadhyay. Calcutta: Seagull Books, 1997. 130 pages. Rs 160. Mahasweta Devi and Usha Ganguli, Rudali—From Fiction to Performance. Translated with an Introductory Essay by Anjum Katyal. Calcutta: Seagull Books, 1997. 156 pages, Rs 175. Mahasweta Devi, Five Plays. Translated by Samik Bandyopadhyay. Cal cutta : Seagull Books, 1997. 149 pages. Rs 150. Mahasweta Devi, Breast Stories. Translated by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. Calcutta: Seagull Books, 1997. 160 pages. Rs 175 SAGE Publications, Inc.1998DOI: 10.1177/097152159800500113 Malavika Karlekar Centre for Women's Development Studies New Delhi A few days before India celebrated the Golden Jubilee of its independence, Mahasweta Devi was awarded the Magasaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication art. One of the country's most eminent literateurs, her writings in Bengali-both fictional and otherwise-are a powerful denouement of post-independence development policies. Mahasweta Devi's work, deeply rooted in history, provide vivid portrayals of the rural underclass, her many
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