Intersectional Slow Violence In Jothibai Pariyadath’s Mayilamma: The Life Of A Tribal Eco-Warrior

Abstract

The contribution of the Adivasi people towards environmental sustainability has always been a prominent factor from the pre-colonial period to the contemporary times. Their consistent non-violent resistances have put forth intersectional issues including race, gender and class along with the slow violence on the environment which otherwise is invisible. The article analyses how Jothibai Pariyadath’s Mayilamma: The Life of a Tribal Eco-Warrior and how the text represents intersectional slow violence and the hegemonic dominance surrounding the utilization of natural resources. The text is an oral narrative focusing on a tribal women Mayilamma and portrays the plight of Adivasi people through her. This article, thus, situates Adivasi people as the major victims of intersectional slow violence.