Tribal Tradition and Globalization: Critical Study of Mahasweta Devi’s Chotti Munda And His Arrow

Abstract

Tribals are the different groups of people who reside in forests, hills and far-flung areas in some isolated territories at different locations throughout the world. They have their own distinct and unique culture and dialects at different locations. Usually, they are socially and politically self-sufficient. They always keep their distance from mainstream civilized and cultured society and that is why they are uncivilized and uncultured groups from the perspective of modern development in spite of having their own cultural identity.

 It is important to know about globalization because it can be difficult to understand the world without knowing globalization. In essence, globalization is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies and governments worldwide. Globalization is about the world becoming increasingly interconnected. But in the current scenario of globalization, tribal people are being exploited and erased from their existence and their tradition & faith also under threat as it is depicted in Mahasweta Devi’s novel ‘Chotti Munda And His Arrow’.  In this novel critically analyzed the impacts of globalization on traditions, faith, existence, cultural & socio-economic structure of Munda tribes of Jaharkhand & West Bengal and wild biodiversity in tribal locations.