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Which contemporary Bengali writer retold an episode of the Mahabharata?
AMahashweta Devi
BIsmat Chughtai
CAmrita Pritam
DAshapurna Devi
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Mahashweta Devi
Mahashweta Devi reworked a Mahabharata episode, exploring questions on which the Sanskrit text is silent.
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