Bestselling Bengali book Hajar Churashir Maa (Mother of 1084) is one of the most popular books by Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Mahasweta Devi. Hajar Churashir Maa was awarded with many major awards including Jnanpith Award in 1996. The book was written in 1974 amidst the Naxalite activism. Hajar Churashir Maa is a powerful and moving tale of an anguished mother who awakened one morning to the shattering news that her son is lying dead in the morgue and her struggle to understand his decision to be a Naxalite. Hajar Churashir Maa explores the complexities of motherhood, grief, and activism in contemporary India.

Published by Karuna Prokashani, Mahasweta Devi’s Hajar Churashir Maa is a hardcover book.