WOMEN OF MAHASWETA DEVI: WALKING THROUGH FIRE?

The relentless struggle for endurance of subaltern in elite-society, the intense twinge and trauma of estranged periphery, and the audacity to break the silence and shift towards the core- these traits of Mahasweta Devi’s writing were the alluring force to search the interior of marginal psyche, especially two women Sanichari of Rudali and Dhouli of Outcasts: Four Stories. They, though, living on the edges tried to walk on fire to dissent and counter the callous torment of the centre. This paper is a fervent journey with the outcasts to unfurl the history of the human spirit that has been striving for deliverance and bliss from long back still tries to seek life through buoyancy and fortitude.