Heroism and Resistance in the Socio-political Disposition of Tribal Existence in Mahasweta Devi’s Aranyer Adhikar

Abstract

The novel “Aranyer Adhikar” brings out the past significance of Birsa Munda’s great rebellion and its Contemporary relevance. The clarion call of Birsa Munda to establish Mundaraj as well as to get back their rights to the forest by waging a war against the British Raj and the Zamindars forms the core theme of this novel. This paper investigates hegemonic historiography and subaltern consciousness to bring out a comparative understanding of heroic uprising in subversive politics.