Mahasweta Devi was a well-known personality in modern contemporary Bengali literature. Her works uplift to the tribal community is commendable. Her writings also targeted the subordinate status of women in India. The present paper aims to document political significance of how Mahasweta Devi treated the marginalized . It will be dealing with histories of the marginalized that includes tribals, women as well as Dalits and will show how Mahasweta Devi’s texts acted as a voice of protest against the corrupt political system. Mahasweta Devi wrote in her regional language, Bangla. The famous literary theorist and feminist critic, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak made her known to the world of literature by translating some of the notable works from Bangla into English. The Bengali writer was once the voice of the oppressed. Her works reflected reality that was frequently ignored by the nation. A reality for which there was no room.
Research Scholar, Dept. of English, Patliputra University, Patna
