Presenting the Problems of Rural Indian Peasants in Six Acres and a Third by Fakir Mohan Senapati

Ankita Singh

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.80417

Presenting the Problems of Rural Indian Peasants in Six Acres and a Third by Fakir Mohan Senapati

Author(s)	Ms. Ankita Singh
Country	India
Abstract	Six Acres and a Third by Fakir Mohan Senapati is one of the major novels of the Indian English literature. It is the portrayal of the life and sufferings of peasants and their exploitation in rural India under the reign of colonial and the zamindari system. It is the story of nineteenth century Odisha that is the representation of harsh reality of poor peasants entangled between poverty, subjugation, landlessness, caste discrimination and greed of the higher authorities of the village. Through the character of Ramchandra Mangaraj, an exploitative zamindar, Senapati exposes that how the dominance of higher authorities like landlordism misuse power, law and money to seize the lands of innocent villagers. Without knowing that what would be the consequences and outcome of such activity he usurps the lands of peasants. Bhagia and Saria, the weaver couple, become the victims of this inappropriate social structure which indicates the helpless condition of peasants during colonial India. The novel highlights the prevalent problems such as hunger, economic oppression, mental digression destructive lives of peasants, corrupt legal system and social injustice. By using satire, irony and realism Senapati has critically commented on the colonial administration and feudal suppression. The novel is a documentation of continuous struggle of Indian peasant’s equality, survival and dignity.
Keywords	Rural, Peasants, Sufferings, Exploitation, Landlordism, Colonialism
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-12-06
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.80417

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