Makar Sankranti is a Hindu festival that is celebrated on January 14 every year. It is one of India’s most popular harvest festivals. Makar (Capricorn) is a Hindu zodiac sign and Sankranti means to change direction. Pongal festival is also celebrated with pomp in Tamil Nadu on day of 14th January.
Many famous celebrities in India are celebrated on 14 January. Let us know which Indian celebrities’ birthdays are celebrated on 14 January.
(1) Late Mahasweta Devi (Born 14 January 1926 in Dhaka – Died 28 July 2016 in Kolkota) -She was an Indian writer in Bengali and an activist. Her notable literary works include ‘Hajar Churashir Maa’, ‘Rudali’, and ‘Aranyer Adhikar’. She was a leftist who worked for the rights and empowerment of the tribal people (Lodha and Shabar) of West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh states of India. She was honoured with various literary awards such as the Sahitya Akademi Award (in Bengali), Jnanpith Award and Ramon Magsaysay Award along with India’s civilian awards Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan.
Devi wrote over 100 novels and over 20 collections of short stories primarily written in Bengali but often translated to other languages. Her first novel, titled ‘Jhansir Rani’, based on a biography of the Rani of Jhansi was published in 1956. She had toured the Jhansi region to record information and folk songs from the local people for the novel.
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