Mahashweta Devi's Expression of The Oppressed: Character Portrayals in Her Works

Abstract

The study includes a thorough examination of feminism's characteristics using Draupadi and the Breast Giver by Mahashweta Devi. The primary subject of the paper is Mahashweta Devi's Draupadi from a feminist standpoint. Mahashweta Devi is regarded as a famous feminist critic and writer who gives the oppressed and unheard a platform. Her depictions of women in her paintings capture the myriad complexity that women from diverse sociocultural origins experience. With the release of her works, Mahashweta Devi rose to prominence as a feminist author after writing the book Breast Stories. Mahashweta Devi’s first work was published in Bengali. A renowned feminist and critic Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak translated it. It contains stories such as Draupadi, Behind the Bodice, and Breast Giver. Dopdi Mejhen, a tribal woman who battled against oppression, is portrayed in the novel as a symbol of resistance against patriarchal cruelty by Draupadi . Devi also depicts women's struggles and the exploitation of women's bodies in the story Breast Giver. Mahashweta Devi made a lasting impact on literacy as well as the social and cultural society with her writings. Her writings, which mostly target underprivileged and tribal groups, have had a significant influence on women's culture.