Aajir: A Saga of Bonded Labour
Aajir: A Saga of Bonded Labour
Mahasweta Devi is a compulsive activist and the socio-economic issues that she engages with transform into the sites of her activism. In “Aajir” she mainly addresses the issue of exploitation and marginalization as a long continuing process embedded in Indian socio-cultural practices. The play is set in the past but it represents the present state of exploitation in spite of a number of legal reforms. Mahasweta Devi’s “Aajir” depicts the intense sense of bondage felt by Paatan, a bonded labourer who is held so by a bond signed by an ancestor. The term ‘aajir’ in Bengali language stands for one who has sold himself/herself into slavery for a paltry sum.
"Aajir: A Saga of Bonded Labour", IJNRD - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (www.IJNRD.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.4, Issue 4, page no.8-13, April-2019, Available :https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD1904002.pdf
Volume 4
Issue 4,
April-2019
Pages : 8-13
Paper Reg. ID: IJNRD_194441
Published Paper Id: IJNRD1904002
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Research Area: Engineering
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ISSN: 2456-4184 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.76 Calculated By Google Scholar | ESTD YEAR: 2016
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