6/24/2023 0 Comments Srikanta novel by sarat chandra![]() ![]() ![]() “If a man wants to be redeemed, nobody questions his attempt but in our case, why are all the paths closed? …. As part of International Women’s Day celebrations, we shall highlight some iconic female characters from Bengali short stories or novels who have left their indelible mark on life and literature Bengali authors, many of whom were women themselves, created a gamut of female characters who are a beacon of hope for the oppressed even today. Hence, the responsibility to resurrect these independent, free-thinking, liberal and brave women fell upon the authors and poets. ![]() But alas! Society found it convenient to either overlook or ignore them. In fact, Bengali women in those days contributed to myriad fields by being directly involved and even leading from the forefront. The middle of the 19th century was an epoch-making era in the annals of India’s history when in colonial Bengal, various patriarchal ideologies were challenged by many social reformers like Raja Rammohan Ray and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. In the early history of India, women walked the earth as equals of men but foreign invasions, a thousand years ago, drove them into a long exile. ![]() Although women constitute half of society, for countless centuries, their position has been abysmal. ![]()
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