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Indian Bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist (1926-2016)

Also known as: Махасвета Деви, ماهاسويتا ديفي, 마하스웨타 데비, マハシュウェタ・デビ, 玛哈丝维塔·黛维, マハシュウェタ・デヴィ

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