The lives of Tribal people in selected novels of Mahasweta Devi

Abstract

The lives of tribal communities have been depicted in various novels by Mahasweta
Devi. Several novels have been selected for discussion to analyze the reflection of tribal life in
the author’s works. These include Kavi Bandyaghati Gnayir Jiban O Mrityu (The Birth and
Death of poet Bandyaghati Gani), Aranyer Adhikar (Rights on the Forest), Chotti Munda
Ebang Tar Tir (Chotti Munda and His Arrow), Pterodactyl, Puran Sahay O Pirtha (Pterodactyl,
Puran Sahay and Pirtha), Hulmaha. Mahasweta Devi presents the indigenous people as a
protesting and struggling human group.