• Dr. Sanjay Bhattacharjee

Cast division in Indian social system was mainly based on karma or work in the post Vedic era. But as the time progresses, the place of work slowly took over by the birth or ‘janma'. The four type of casts – Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Baisyas and Sudras have been classified by their birth. That means if the father was a Brahmin the son was also regarded as a Brahmin and a Sudra's son was called a Sudra. The Brahmins were considered as upper cast, the Sudras considered as lower class. Interestingly the place of women in the society was gradually declined in post Vedic period. They were very much controlled by the men. They were also treated like the slaves in patriarchal society, specially in upper cast societies. In lower class societies, there were some relaxation for women considering their low economic income. In modern times, the same can be visualized in a marginalized society. To establish our view, we took one Assamese novel Matsyagandha of Homen Borgohain and one Bengali novel © 2022 JETIR March 2022, Volume 9, Issue 3 www.jetir.org (ISSN-2349-5162) JETIR2203449 Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR) www.jetir.org e389 Ganga of Samaresh Basu and analyzed the two main from subaltern class namely Menoka and Himi on the basis of their work and struggle for existence.

Subaltern, Brahmin, Sudra, Matsyagandha, Ganga.

"Famininity Of Two Subaltern Women Depicted In Two Different Novels : A Comparative Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no.e388-e398, March-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203449.pdf

"Famininity Of Two Subaltern Women Depicted In Two Different Novels : A Comparative Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 3, page no. ppe388-e398, March-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2203449.pdf