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Early feminists of colonial India : Sarala Devi Chaudhurani and Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain /

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It presents a historical evaluation of Sarala Devi Chaudhurani and Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain. It specifically determines the similarities and differences in the ideas and activities of these women from two different communities in colonial Bengal, Hindu-Brahmo and Muslim, and thus also sheds som...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ray, Bharati
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Chaudhurani, Sarala Devi, > 1872-1945.
Rokeẏā, > Begama, > 1880-1932.
Chaudhurani, Sarala Devi, > 1872-1945
Rokeẏā, > Begama, > 1880-1932
Feminists > India > Bengal.
Feminism > India > Bengal > History.
Bengal (India) > Social conditions.
Féministes > Bengale (Bangladesh et Inde)
Féminisme > Bengale (Bangladesh et Inde) > Histoire.
Bengale (Inde) > Conditions sociales.
Feminism
Feminists
Social conditions
India > Bengal
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:It presents a historical evaluation of Sarala Devi Chaudhurani and Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain. It specifically determines the similarities and differences in the ideas and activities of these women from two different communities in colonial Bengal, Hindu-Brahmo and Muslim, and thus also sheds some light on contemporary Hindu and Muslim societies, their patterns of change during the colonial encounter, and the emergence among both the communities of a new generation of women.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
ISBN:9780199082186
0199082189