Oborodhbashini

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Oborodhbashini is a pioneering feminist work of Bengali literature by Begum Rokeya that satirically exposes and critiques the seclusion and oppression of women in purdah.

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instanceOf feminist literature ⓘ
literaryWork ⓘ
satirical work ⓘ
aimsTo advocate women's emancipation ⓘ
raise awareness about women's oppression ⓘ
associatedWith social reform in Bengal ⓘ
women's rights in South Asia ⓘ
author Begum Rokeya ⓘ
countryOfOrigin British India ⓘ
criticizes patriarchal customs ⓘ
religiously sanctioned gender segregation ⓘ
social seclusion of women ⓘ
depicts lives of women in purdah ⓘ
genre feminist literature ⓘ
satire ⓘ
social criticism ⓘ
influenced later Bengali feminist writers ⓘ
language Bengali ⓘ
literarySignificance pioneering feminist work in Bengali literature ⓘ
literaryTradition Bengali literature ⓘ
mainSubject gender inequality ⓘ
purdah ⓘ
seclusion of women ⓘ
women's oppression ⓘ
movement Bengali feminist movement ⓘ
South Asian feminist literature ⓘ
notableWorkOf Begum Rokeya ⓘ
publicationEra early 20th century ⓘ
style satirical prose ⓘ

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Begum Rokeya → notableWork → Oborodhbashini ⓘ