Influential Indian writer and activist Mahasweta Devi has died aged 90, in the eastern city of Kolkata, her family has said. Devi, who was hospitalised earlier this month, died of cardiac arrest and multiple organ failure on Thursday. She wrote extensively about the oppression faced by lower caste and tribes people in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among several leaders who paid tribute to the writer. “Mahasweta Devi” has […]