Research Article | Open Access
THE THEMES OF GRIEF AND MOURNING IN MAHASWETA DEVI'S RUDALI AND BITTER SOIL
Mrs. M.Benazir Nuzrath, Dr. S. Mohamed Haneef
Pages: 1828-1830
Abstract
The article analyzes the works of Mahasweta Devi and focuses on the themes of loss and grieving dealth with in the books Rudali and Bitter Soil. The study takes a qualitative approach by conducting in-depth textual analysisas tohow various expressions of loss and grieving are utilized to question the status quo. The paper also examines how sorrow and loss relate to economic difficulty, gender inequality, and social injustice. The study shows that grieving and grief function as a form of defiance against the repressive social system in Devi’s works. These feelings are used against the institutionalized racism and sexism that maintain societal inequalities. The study also shows that disadvantaged groups' experiences of sorrow and mourning are intertwined with those of poverty and gender. The outcomes have important ramifications for current social challenges and itconfirms how literature fosters for social transformation. Devi's works deal with loss and sorrow that helps reader comprehend better the nuances of societal inequity and oppression.
Keywords
grieving, mourning, resistance, oppression, social inequality, poverty, gender.