‘A terrible loss for literature’: How leaders, artists reacted to Mahasweta Devi’s death

One of India’s most-renowned authors, Mahasweta Devi, died in a Kolkata hospital on Thursday. She was 90.

One of India’s most-renowned authors, Mahasweta Devi, died in a Kolkata hospital on Thursday. She was 90.

A file Photo of author and social activist Mahasweta Devi, who died in a hospital in Kolkata on Thursday. (PTI)

The writer left behind a rich literary legacy that spanned more than half a century. Politicians to cine stars and authors mourned her death.

Here’s how prominent personalities reacted on Twitter.