To which political party do the prominent Indian political dynasty, which includes the Indian writer Nayantara Sahgal, whose works in English received wide recognition, belong?
Nayantara Sahgal Nayantara Sahgal (born 10 May 1927) is an Indian writer who writes in English. Her fiction deals with India's elite responding to the crises engendered by political change; she was one of the first female Indian writers in English to receive wide recognition. She is a member of the Nehru–Gandhi family, the second of the three daughters born to Jawaharlal Nehru's sister, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.
Mahasweta Devi Mahasweta Devi (14 January 1926 – 28 July 2016) was an Indian Bengali fiction writer and social activist. Her notable literary works include "Hajar Churashir Maa", "Rudali", and "Aranyer Adhikar". She 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.