BOOK REVIEW

RANJAN PAL
EMPLOYEE NO: 101277
ACT 2009
MOTHER OF 1084

by MAHASWETA DEVI
 BACKGROUND OF THE
BOOK
• The history of the eastern states in the 1960s and 1970s
is essential background. In the spring of 1967 the
peasants of Naxalbari, in West Bengal, aided by the
intellectual Left in love with the communist ideology,
staged a successful rebellion against the landlords, who
were supported by the system and the establishment.
The Naxalite movement spread to other parts as well.
While Naxalites can be seen by historians as ruthless
terrorists, Devi's focus is on the young intellectuals who
were drawn to the cause because of their idealism, and
on peasants and tribals who were drawn to it because
they were victims of centuries-old oppression.
 MAIN CHARECTERS
• Sujata Chatterjee
• Dibyanath Chatterjee
• Brati Chatterjee
• Nandini Mitra
• Inspector Saroj Pal