My self Divya Choudhary , Basically from New Delhi . I have completed my School from Shri Guru Nanak Girls Khalsa SR. SEC. School Delhi Cantt . I have Completed my Graduation from Delhi University , My course was Bachelors of Arts in Programme . my hobbies are Reading Novels , Reading Newspapers and Playing Badminton , making new friends , Listening music .
The Hunt by Mahashweta Devi
‘The Hunt’ forms part of a collection published as Imaginary Maps: Three Stories by Mahasweta Devi in 1995. The other two stories in the collection are namely ‘ Douloti the Bountiful’ and ‘Pterodactyl, Puran Sahay, and Pirtha. ’ All three stories describe a fictional rendition of situations that are very real in the lives of the tribal people. While ‘The Hunt’ is about a half tribal girl’s bold attempt to put a violent end to her personal exploitation as well as to the threat of ecological devastation, ‘Douloti ’ deals with the problem of bonded labour, particularly the women who are exploited endlessly and mercilessly through the system. The heart wrenching image at the end of the story with Douloti’s rotting and bleeding body covering the map of India raises many disturbing questions and speaks volumes for what independent India has failed to do for one sixth of its population. In Devi’s words “Decolonization has not reached the poor. That is why thes...
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