‘Ulgulan’ of the Underdogs for freedom in Mahasweta Devi’s works- The Hunt, Douloti the Bountiful and Aranyer Adhikar

Abstract

Mahasweta Devi was a prolific writer who dedicated her life to unmask the plight of the downtrodden. She was a passionate activist and a journalist. Thus, her characters rise above the mere fabric or fiction but is imbued with humane feelings. She worked amidst the tribals and was aware of the deprivation and social injustice that they face on a regular basis. The Hunt, Douloti the Bountiful and Aranyer Adhikar are stories of such tribal people who rise against this oppression and voice their struggle for social justice.