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    Arjun
    Arjun
    Arjun
    Ebook16 pages8 minutes

    Arjun

    By Mahasweta Devi

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    This story is an extract from the anthology titled Gendered Space, which puts together stories in English or their translations from some of the major Indian languages. These stories not only provide a glimpse into the Indian women’s experience through time, but also reflect a sheer variety of themes, making women’s voices stronger and more urgent in the contemporary scenario.
    Arjun takes us into the world of insurgency and politics, and registers the opinion of women and their strong voice. Not only does it show the subaltern, it unassumingly reveals how often the oppression and exploitation by the dominant class is a reason behind militant insurgency.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSrishti Publishers
    Release dateAug 15, 2018
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      Arjun - Mahasweta Devi

      Gendered Space

      Anthology of Stories

      Gendered Space

      Anthology of Stories

      Mahasweta Devi

      Srishti

      Publishers & Distributors

      Srishti Publishers & Distributors

      Registered Office: N-16, C.R. Park

      New Delhi – 110 019

      Corporate Office: 212A, Peacock Lane

      Shahpur Jat, New Delhi – 110 049

      editorial@srishtipublishers.com

      This eBook edition has been extracted from Gendered Spaces, edited by Jehanara Wasi and Alka Tyagi.

      First published by

      Srishti Publishers & Distributors in 2004

      First published digitally by

      Srishti Publishers & Distributors in 2018

      Content Copyright © Mahasweta Devi

      Translation copyright © Mridula Nath Chakraborty

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or

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