Mahasweta Devi's use of satire in Operation? Bashai Tudu

Author(s)	Mr. Ashis Sahu
Country	India
Abstract	Mahasweta Devi’s Operation? BashaiTudu is one of her distinguished works. Although it is written in the political context of the Naxalite Movement of 1970-1977, but the novella, in its treatment of the theme goes beyond the gross dimension of the social reality. Minimum Wage for the agricultural labourers is lawfully passed by the Government, but it is not practised by the Jotedars. The tribals have been suffering from malnutrition. Their children are born with many difficulties. Still, they remain deprived by the social system. Knowing everything, administration remains tight-lipped as the leaders of the Party come from the upper sections. She shows that how the landowners are having huge amount of land in false names defying the land-ceiling act. The Jotedars and the money-lenders have nexus with the higher Government officials. Relief fund meant for the aggrieved is used by the Jotedars to increase their own property. Through biting satires Mahasweta exposes to the world how the hypocrisies of the Government and the exploitation of the Jotedars and money-lenders are tyrannizing over the tribals, dalits, bonded and agricultural labourers.
Keywords	tribal, aggrieved, satire, administration, exploitation
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 2, Issue 4, July-August 2020
Published On	2020-08-07
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2020.v02i04.52368

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