Revolutionary Widows: Secret Resistance in Colonial Bengali Literature

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Authors

Susmita Mondal · Rani Durgavati University

Abstract

This paper reexamines the portrayal of widows in colonial Bengali literature, challenging their traditional representation as mere symbols of suffering. Through analysis of works by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, and Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, it reveals widows as covert revolutionary agents in India’s independence struggle

Topics & Keywords

South Asian Cinema and Culture Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies South Asian Studies and Diaspora

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management

Volume 02, Issue 03, pp. 1-9

DOI: 10.55041/ijcope.v2i3.072

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