Respected writer Mahasweta Devi quits post given by West Bengal Mamata Banerjee
Somnath Mukherjee
May 24, 2012

It is an outright revolt by Bangla Academy which falls under the information and cultural affairs(I&CA) department, which is handled by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.

Mahasweta Devi described the incident as “the biggest humiliation in her career”.

Writer Mahasweta Devi on Wednesday resigned as chairperson of an autonomous body for promoting Bengali literature, supposedly in protest against the manner of selecting the Vidyasagar award recipient.

Mahasweta Devi herself after becoming chairperson, proposed the names of Shibaji Bandopa-dhyay and Shankar Prasad Chakraborty for 2010. The academy sent both the names to the I&CA department for approval. A high-powered committee, set up for selecting the winner from proposals sent by various academies and comprising intellectuals and government officials, chose Bandopadhyay. However, it remains unclear whether the committee consulted Mahasweta Devi before selecting Bandopadhyay.

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