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| Paper Title: | Milk Mothers, Marginalized Bodies: A Critical Exploration of Exploitation, Gendered Labor, and Caste in Mahasweta Devi`s The Breast-Giver |
| Authors Name: | Bidisha Dutta , Dr. Meenakshi S. |
| Unique Id: | IJSDR2409019 |
| Published In: | Volume 9 Issue 9, September-2024 |
| Abstract: | "In a world where women’s work is consistently undervalued, their bodies become commodities—sources of life and labor, yet ultimately disposable once they are deemed unproductive," writes Silvia Federici, capturing the essence of Mahasweta Devi’s “The Breast-Giver”. Through the character of Jashoda, Devi presents a scathing critique of how women's bodies, particularly those of marginalized women, are commodified and exploited within systems of caste, class, and reproductive labor. Jashoda, a lower-caste Brahmin wet nurse, becomes the sole provider for her family by offering her body as a resource to the wealthy Haldar household. As her breast milk sustains their children, her value is reduced to her biological function. Once her "utility" fades, she is discarded, symbolizing how society treats women as expendable objects of labor. This article investigates the socio-political significance of Jashoda’s role as a wet nurse, using feminist and postcolonial frameworks to explore how Devi critiques the intersectio |
| Keywords: | Commodification, Reproductive labor, Caste-based oppression, Patriarchy and Exploitation. |
| Cite Article: | "Milk Mothers, Marginalized Bodies: A Critical Exploration of Exploitation, Gendered Labor, and Caste in Mahasweta Devi`s The Breast-Giver", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.9, Issue 9, page no.183 - 186, September-2024, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2409019.pdf |
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| Publication Details: | Published Paper ID: IJSDR2409019 Registration ID:212460 Published In: Volume 9 Issue 9, September-2024 DOI (Digital Object Identifier): Page No: 183 - 186 Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org ISSN Number: 2455-2631 |
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