Trial and Tribulations Faced by Marginals: A Study of Mahasweta Devi’s “Seeds”

Mahasweta Devi craves to explore something challenging and new and never accepts the existing ideals. The major part of her creative writing is characterized by an unflinching commitment and passion for the underdogs. Activism is central to Mahasweta Devi’s understanding of the role that a writer has in society. Through her short story “Seed”, she exposes the negligence on the part of the government and the deprivation and the exploitation of the poor peasants and labourers. She is dissatisfied with the situation of the working class and shows anger towards the exploitation, cruelty and oppression of the landlords who belong to upper class.