Life and Struggles of Subaltern in Ghosh's Novel The Hungry Tide

Subaltern denotes someone who has been marginalized or oppressed. The term subaltern derived its origin from Marxism, describes a person who is of lower rank in military or class or caste. They do not have political or economic power, and they live under dictatorship. The term subaltern in literature is related with the terms like masses, Dalit, deprived, oppressed, marginalized and neglected sections of society. It concerns about sociological, political, historical aspects of society