Women as a Site of Resistance in Mahasweta Devi's Draupadi and Toni Morrison's Beloved

The article aims to explore the theme of women as powerful sites of resistance in Toni Morrison's Beloved and Mahasweta Devi's Draupadi. The analysis focuses on how Sethe in Beloved and Dopdi in Draupadi navigate through oppressive racial injustices, patriarchal structures and societal expectations. Through the lens of intersectionality, the article investigates how these women redefine power dynamics and challenge the oppressive forces that seek to subjugate and control them. The article also aims to explore the similarities between the racial and patriarchal structures in America and India and the perspectives of two women authors from different cultural backgrounds. Despite the geographical and cultural differences, the narratives of these two women authors converge in dealing with resilient women characters who resist and redefine their roles within a broader socio-political context. The article strives to show how both these women authors represent similar resistance of subaltern women to violent and oppressive forces.