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Mala Sen (3 June 1947 – 21 May 2011) was a Bengali-Indian-British writer and human rights activist. As an activist, she was known for her civil rights activism and race relations work in London during the 1960s and 1970s, as part of the British Asian and British Black Panthers movements, and later her women's rights activism in India.
Jul 18, 2016 · In 1976 Mala Sen, Dhondy, and other activists worked with local families to create the Bengali Housing Action Group (BHAG). They broke into and squatted empty buildings, challenged racism and pressured the council to improve housing.
Jan 1, 2001 · Mala Sen. Born into poverty in the notoriously lawless Chambal Valley in Northern India, Phoolan Devi has become one of the most famous bandits in India's history, a living legend--"The Goddess of Flowers," champion of the oppressed, revered by millions.
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Dec 15, 1991 · Mala Sen's 'India's Bandit Queen' brings alive the despair and dignity of an elusive legend.
- Society & The Arts, Books
Jul 1, 2005 · Mala Sen, one of the key activists, claims only a much more limited success: We did change people's minds, we did make them feel…a more kind of…community sense rather than an individual sense… I think we achieved a lot, but I think we had a limited agenda.
- S. Glynn
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Mala Sen, known for her civil rights activism and race relations work in London and for her book, India's Bandit Queen: The True Story of Phoolan Devi, died, aged 63, on May 21, 2011.
Mala Sen was an Indian-British writer and human rights activist who lived during the period, 3 June 1947 – 21 May 2011. She was married to Farrukh Dhondy, an Indian-born British writer, playwright and screenwriter. She was a race equality activist.
