Mary Oraon does not silently accept exploitation and fights back. Discuss how she becomes the hunter in the process of resistance.
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India‟s indigenous tribes are located in the lowest strata in
the strictly demarcated caste society. According to
Mahasweta Devi, “the struggles of decolonization are
fundamentally cultural and there exists a tension between the
myths and rituals of the indigenous tribes and the pervasive
modernity of national bureaucracy and multinational
capitalism that penetrates even the most remote regions of
the Indian subcontinent” (qtd. in Heggland 1). The tribal
women both in pre and post independence period have been
given insufficient recognition. The traditional image of
Indian womanhood, whether the socially-secure and
independent image of Aryan woman or the sheltered and
protected image of the purdah-clad medieval woman, does
not include the grim realities that constitute the life of tribal
women.
The subordination of tribal women operates at various
levels, the first among which lies in the very terms of
discourses which are decidedly mainstream. The traditional
notions associated with women‟s role, thei r social position
and responsibilities, their privileges - economic, political
and sexual - are determined and judged from the dominant
cultural perspectives which are opposed to the ideals of
tribal traditions.