Volume II,Special Issue, April 2026
Volume-II, Special Issue, April, 2026 |
Received: 29.03.2026 | Accepted: 07.04.2026 | ||
Published Online: 10.04.2026 | Page No: | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.2.specialissue.W. | |||
ছিন্নমস্তা: বিশ্লেষণের আলোকে
ড. অপর্ণা দেব, সহকারী অধ্যাপক, বাংলা বিভাগ, সন্তোষ কুমার রায় মহাবিদ্যালয়, হাইলাকান্দি, অসম, ভারত |
Chinnamasta: In the Light of Analysis Dr. Aparna Dev, Assistant Professor, Department of Bengali, Santosh Kumar Roy College, Hailakandi, Assam, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
The short stories of Ashapurna Devi explore the inner lives of women, portraying their responsibilities, struggles, and emotional experiences within familial and social structures. Her narratives emphasize the complexities of middle-class life, drawing on her own experiences to present authentic depictions of women’s realities. Through a perceptive artistic lens, she reveals the often-unnoticed dimensions of familiar characters, highlighting their hidden strengths, conflicts, and aspirations. Her stories express a subtle form of silent protest in everyday life, particularly among middle-class women, giving voice to their unspoken struggles through figures such as housewives, widows, and domestic workers. Rather than presenting women as outright rebels, she depicts a restrained and nuanced form of resistance emerging from within the domestic sphere. Her women are dignified, capable, and morally resilient, often surpassing men in integrity. In doing so, her work addresses a significant gap in earlier literature that overlooked the psychological realities of middle-class women. | ||
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