Volume II,Special Issue, April 10, 2026
Volume-II, Special Issue, April, 2026 |
Received: 01.04.2026 | Accepted: 07.04.2026 | ||
Published Online: 10.04.2026 | Page No: | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.2.specialissue.W. | |||
‘কাঁটাচুয়া’: কল্পবিজ্ঞান কাহিনির মোড়কে
ক্রমবর্ধমান ধর্ষণ ও লাঞ্ছনার বিরুদ্ধে নারীর প্রতিরক্ষামূলক অভিযোজন এবং যুগের
নিরিখে প্রাসঙ্গিকতা
সুমনা পাল, রাজ্য
সাহায্য প্রাপ্ত কলেজ শিক্ষক, বাংলা ভাষা ও সাহিত্য বিভাগ, যোগোদা সৎসঙ্গ পালপাড়া মহাবিদ্যালয়, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত |
‘Katachua’: Within the Framework of a Science Fiction Narrative, Women’s Defensive Adaptation Against the Rising Incidents of Rape and Harassment and Its Relevance in the Contemporary Age Sumana Pal, SACT, Department of Bengali Language and Literature, Yogoda Satsanga Palpara Mahavidyalaya, West Bengal, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
Oppression and derision of women exist in every era and every society. Gautama's wife Ahalya was no exception from it, nor was revered mother-goddesses Tulsi Devi. This inhuman behaviour has been escalating with time. One still has not forgotten the brutal gang-rape of ‘Nirbhaya. This sexual helplessness of women is a bare truth of human society. Images of this helplessness have repeatedly arisen in world literature-cinema-media in various ways. Bengali literature-cinema-media are no exceptions. Rabindranath Tagore, in his novel Yogayog, has shown the cruelty of inhumane oppression of marital rape. In Mahasweta Devi's Draupadi, a tribal-woman rises in naked rebellion against gang-rape. When a woman burns with the fire of justice, no law, court, or police intervention is needed. Woman herself becomes her own weapon. This very message is powerfully conveyed in Bani Basu’s story Kāṇṭācuyā, adding an unparalleled milestone in modern Bengali literature. Tense with suspense, apparently a thriller, by the end of which we realize it is written based on science fiction. In the environment, there are quite a few species that adapt to protect themselves. For example, the colour-changing ability of the chameleon, the snake’s ability to produce poison, etc. The author has portrayed how, like such animals, the female body adapts to protect itself. At the end of the story, readers too are compelled to wonder: Is such an incident possible? If it is, where? Hence, the relevance and urgency of Kāṇṭācuyā in the current context, form the introduction to my research paper. | ||
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