Foreword by Shail Mayaram Preface by Snehal Shingavi Acknowledgements Introduction A Review of Subaltern Representation and Theory 1. The Subaltern Speaks from History The Right of the Forest, Hulmaha, To the Call of Shalgira 2. Contingent Resistance of the Subaltern Chotti Munda and His Arrow 3. The Subaltern Speaks the Political Bashai Tudu 4. The Silent Voice of the Subaltern Pterodactyl 5. Voices of Subaltern Women Draupadi, Douloti, Dhouli, Mary Oraon, The Mother of Hulmaha, Shanichari 6. The Small Subaltern Voices Witch, Salt, Little Ones, Sagoana Conclusion Bibliography