Rebuilding a Crumbled Life: Plight of the Aborigines

Name of Author : Dr. Mahesh Naik S

Abstract: This piece of short story Rudali is written in Bengali by Mahasweta Devi and translated to English by Anjum Katyal. The protagonist of the story is a lowcaste, poor woman, Sanichari. The text unravels Sanichari’s evolution. In this process of unraveling the text presents a critique of the socio-economic and religious systems which make the life of the downtrodden (tribals) miserable. At the same time there are ample numbers of incidents/examples to show strong human bonding and support within a community. At the end of the story we see Sanichari better prepared to adapt and survive than she is at the beginning.

Keywords : Aborigines, Crumbled Life, Religious systems

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