Subaltern's Innocence Leads to the Ignorance: A Study on Mahasweata Devi's Chotti Munda and His Arrow

Abstract

The paper describes that the problem of subaltern innocence leads to the ignorance of their freedom. It focuses on the fate of subalterns when faced with social survival. Subalterns are innocent and are not developed following social preoccupations. They believe in the approach to their lives that is indifferent to modernized people. Modern people have been moderated by institutions of education, technology, and so forth. Subalterns, on the other hand, are not established in the manner of modern people. They are a long way from the average society. They have not been able to find the opportunity to learn how to approach ordinary people who conduct themselves and approach others with great care. Modern people are too intelligent and clever to perform their life path. However, subalterns are entirely innocent; they know their personalized way of life and approach everything. Their way of life was mainly built on the heritage of their ancestors. No one has the importance of developing their way of life, and no one is interested in treating them like modern. Unfortunately, they are victimized and exploited by members of the dominant society who are politically powerful. Their freedom of life is repressed by certain landowners eager to obtain wealth by exploiting their forces and wealth. This article also illustrates that Mahasweta is destined to discuss different faces of control agencies where subalterns have been heavily oppressed. She raises several tribal and non-tribal issues concerning national identity and human rights. In addition, it tends to show how Mahasweta supplies a late voice to subalterns concerns. The subalterns were put in danger because they were innocent. Their innocencies bring with them the consequences of numerous problems in their way of life. Therefore, it poses the question to the dominant society; they either need to change the wrong attitude to the subalterns or be prepared for the revolt. The main concern of the present research highlights that the innocent subalterns are the main reasons for the consequences of exploitation, gender bias and the fight for their freedom.