The history of tribal oppression in India is ancient. “Sanyasi Uprising”, “Wahhabi Movement” and “Naxalbari Rebellion” are evidence of tribal protest which aptly foregrounds their demand for fundamental rights as citizens of the country. Even after sixty-six years of independence, India's rural and tribal poor complain of the curbing effects of poverty, unemployment, undernourishment, illiteracy and human trafficking. For these people, the notions of freedom, equality and democracy have no meaning. Although the country is free from the bondage of foreign rule, repression and prejudice continue to leave them dependent on their new masters. However, partly due to their biological sexual difference and the socio-cultural environment to which they belong, the consequences of these social evils mentioned above weigh more heavily on women, especially on the subordinate ones. Giving voice to such oppressed subalterns, gendered subalterns (women from disadvantaged sections) and Indian women in general, Gayatri Chakvarty Spivak states: “Because if, in the context of colonial production, the subaltern has no history and cannot speak, the subordinate since the female is even more deeply in the shadows.” During his analysis of Sati he concludes his essay “can the subaltern” with his statement that “the subaltern cannot speak” (Ashcroft, Griffths, and Tiffins 218-219). Mahasweta Devi, always writes for the side of underprivileged people. She is a loving daughter, an employee, a teacher, a journalist, an editor, a writer, a playwright and above all an ardent social activist. His stories bring to the surface not only the misery of the completely ignored tribal people, but also articulate the oppression of w...... middle of paper ...... and reverse this fear and disgrace of rape against the its exploiters. . He prefers to resist rather than remain silent. He shows no trace of shame on his face, rather, his oppressors were ashamed. Works Cited Bill, Ashcroft, Gareth Griffith and Helen Tiffin. Key Concepts in Postcolonial Studies.London: Routledge, 1998. Print.Hameed. Syeda. S. “Revengeful sexual abuse: women as targets of communal hatred.” The violence of normal times: essays on the reality experienced by women. Ed. Kalpanakannabiran. New Delhi: Women Unlimited, 2005. Print.Kumar. Radha. “Anti-Rape Agitation.” The History of Making: An Illustrated Account of the Women's Rights and Feminism Movements in India. 1800-1990. New Delhi: Zubaan, 1993. Print. Mahasweta Devi. “Draupadi”, Stories of breasts. Trans. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. Calcutta: Seagull. 2008. Print.