Summary of Mahasweta Devi's 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙂𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧 .
𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙩𝙖 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙞'𝙨 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙂𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧 Mahasweta Devi, a prolific writer, may not have explicitly embraced the feminist label for her works, but her writings often spotlight female protagonists, notably overshadowing their male counterparts. In her collection "Breast Stories," translated by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak in 2002, the narratives revolve around women, delving into the struggles faced by the doubly burdened inhabitants of the country. One of the trilogy's stories, "Breast-Giver," serves as a critical examination of Indian womanhood, challenging the passive acceptance of patriarchal notions of motherhood as depicted in legends and epics. The story revolves around Jashoda, a woman living with her husband Kangalicharan and their three children. Kangalicharan works at a sweet shop, but their lives take a turn when he loses his feet in a Studebaker accident involving the Haldar family. Despite the Haldar ...