Mahasweta Devi is one of the India's foremost writers. She is considered as one of the boldest of Bengali female writers. Mahasweta Devi quite often refuses to have connection with any school of thought, yet her sympathetic portrayal of the subjugation of women and consequent revolt invariably adds a feminist dimension to her work. But Mahasweta, like a subaltern, is scrupulous in her consideration towards women. In other words, she does not regard women as a separate entity but treats their subordination as linked to "the oppressions of class and caste. The woman characters in her works are stronger when compared to men. The men appear to be lacking in insight into what is happening to their being, and remain, for a moment, passive spectators as their counterparts pass through the trying situations created by an equally indifferent establishment. She stands with few equals among today's Asian writers in the dedication and directness with which she has turned writing into a form ofservicetothe people.

Keywords: Feminism, Subjugation ofWomen, Passive spectators