The excerpt from the short story "Dhowli" by Mahasweta Devi reveals several sociopolitical contexts:
1. It shows the cultural practice of child marriage where the protagonist was married off as a child.
2. It depicts the economic inequality between the rich moneylender and the poor family who had to take a loan and work as laborers to pay it back.
3. From a feminist lens, it portrays the oppression faced by women, especially widows, who were seen merely as laborers and had to work to earn their keep. The protagonist also faced domestic abuse from her husband.
4. The historical context involves the social norms and traditions of the time where women