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In Indian culture, Vedas and Upanishads take a prominent place and are considered as ancient. These ancient scriptures teach us that “Maathru Devo Bhava” (Web) which means a mother is thefirst god and ought to be given utmost respects. This verse proves to be absurd inMahasweta Devi’s short story “Breast Giver”. Mahasweta Devi was a Bengali Fiction writer. In her writings, subaltern predicaments occupy a central position in general and the woman in particular. Her most accolade works are Hajar Churashir Maa, Rudali, and Aranyer Adhikar. “Breast Giver” is originally written in Bengali and translated into English by a feminist critic, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. In the present story, Mahasweta Devi brings in the predicaments of a woman who sacrifices her life for bringing up the family as a bread winner and breathed her last as an orphan.The title of the story is used as a synonym for wet nurse. The present paper interprets “Breast Giver” from the point of view of power relations suggested by Michel Foucault (1926-1984) a Psychologist, a Philosopher, and a Historian.