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Volume-I, Issue-I, September, 2024
Volume-I, Issue-I, September, 2024
মহাশ্বেতা দেবীর নির্বাচিত ছোটগল্পের আলোকে নিম্নবর্গ তথা অন্ত্যজ আদিবাসীদের বয়ান
অনুরাধা দাস, গবেষক, বাংলা বিভাগ, আসাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, শিলচর, ভারত
Received: 10.09.2024
Accepted: 29.09.2024
Published Online: 30.09.2024
Page No: 101-110
DOI: DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.1.issue.01W.014
ABSTRACT
The short story is one of the notable fruits of Bengali literature in the nineteenth century. Through these stories, writers depict broader aspects of social life within a limited framework. Among the prominent storytellers of the twentieth century is Mahasweta Devi. In addition to being a writer, she was a social worker who traveled to various places, observing people's lives from many perspectives, and wrote her stories based on those observations.
For centuries, Indian society has marginalized tribal communities such as the Sabar, Dom, Munda, and Bagdi, keeping them far from their basic rights and the main currents of life. The pain and suffering of these marginalized, impoverished people deeply troubled Mahasweta Devi, and she brought their real stories to life through her writing. Her work highlights the "voiceless section of Indian society," focusing on the marginalized who are perpetually exploited, striving to claim their rightful place and sustain their existence.
Moreover, she illustrated the protests of these tribes against societal injustices. Through these acts of resistance, she depicted their journey toward a new civilization and a transformed society. Unlike Rabindranath, whose definition of transcendence is moving from the finite to the infinite, her notion of upliftment is liberating the tribal and marginalized communities from their suffering.
She repeatedly emphasized that the relationship between the lower and upper classes can never be harmonious, as the upper class often prevents the lower class from advancing in life. Mahasweta Devi pointedly addressed this harsh reality of society. Through her stories, she presented the lives of the marginalized and lower classes in such a way that they became documents of their history. She became a "friend of the marginalized," wishing for them not to remain eternally downtrodden. She desired that these simple, innocent people reclaim what is rightfully theirs, achieving success both internally and externally, and that their lives be illuminated with hope.
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