Unveiling the Trauma of Dalit Women in Mahasweta Devis Draupadi

Name of Author : Meenu Susan Jose, Dr. S. Florence

Abstract: Trauma is the result of a terrible event in a persons life that makes it impossible to identify herself and leaves her unable to deal with emotions. Trauma is an intractable unconscious problem that highlights the fundamental inconsistency between experience and language. The focus of trauma theory is on the traumatic event that devastates and ruins an individuals psyche and, more significantly, makes it difficult to express in words. In this situation, it is important to give priority to the geographic, cultural, and economic aspects of an individuals community. Trauma can result from both individual and group events. Trauma can have a devastating effect on a person, making one immune to all human emotions and feelings. The trauma that the tribal community, particularly women, experienced is depicted in the writings of Indian Bengali writer Mahasweta Devi. Devis short story Draupadi was published in her collection Agnigarbha, which was later translated into English by Gayatri Chakraborty Spivak. This paper tries to point out the transcending trauma of Dalit women that affects the stability of their lives.

Keywords : Trauma, Suppression, Exploitation, Tribal Community and Atrocities

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