Draupadi : A Rebellious Woman in the Story of Mahasweta Devi/ দ্রৌপদী : মহাশ্বেতা দেবীর গল্পে এক প্রতিবাদী নারী

Abstract

Mahasweta Devi in ​​her novel presents the true picture of the happiness and sorrows of backward people of the society in front of the reader. In her short stories also, she reveals the stories of those who are completely separated from the mainstream urban population.

          They don’t demand luxury things or travelling to distant places like so-called civilized people. Their life is very simple, they want simple food to replenish their hunger. Mahasweta Devi wrote many novels and short stories explaining the problems of helpless, destitute and weak people to the common mass who are unaware off. She not only conveys the reader about their problems but also played a pivotal role by solving their problems. Most of the stories written by Mahasweta Devi is based on tribal life who are devoid of their fundamental rights. A selfish class of people has been purposefully depriving the tribals day after day by taking advantage of their weakness on the pretext of various superstitions and myths. Mahasweta Devi's sole aim was to expose the real face of those hypocritical deceivers. It will become clearer to us if we discuss the story of 'Draupadi'.