Abstract
Soon after the death of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820-1891), the father of modern Bengali language and a pioneering figure of the Bengal Renaissance, Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Asia's first Nobel Laureate reverentially wrote about him: 'One wonders how God, in the process of producing forty million bengalis, produced a man!' ('Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar' 2012). Perhaps one should begin with a similar tribute to Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880-1932) and say, with a slight modification of Tagore's words, 'One wonders how God, in the process of producing millions of Bengalis, produced a woman!'
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | A Feminist Foremother |
| Subtitle of host publication | Critical Essays on Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain |
| Editors | Mohammad A. Quayum , Md Mahmudul Hasan |
| Place of Publication | Hyderabad, India |
| Publisher | Orient BlackSwan |
| Chapter | 1 |
| Pages | 1-23 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789386296009 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- India - Bengal
- Authors - Bengali
- Feminists
- Feminism
- Women social reformers
- Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain