literature medium True/False

Mahasweta Devi won the Jnanpith Award for her Hindi novel 'Hajar Churashir Maa'.

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  2. False

Answer: False

Mahasweta Devi wrote 'Hajar Churashir Maa' (Mother of 1084) in Bengali, not Hindi. She won the Jnanpith Award in 1996 for her overall contribution to Bengali literature.

Topic Indian Literature - Regional
Exam Relevance UPSC Prelims, SSC CGL