Volume-II, Issue-II, November 2025
Volume-II, Issue-II, November, 2025 |
Received: 15.11.2025 | Accepted: 21.11.2025 | ||
Published Online: 30.11.2025 | Page No: 322-328 | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.2.issue.02W.231 | |||
উনিশ শতকের প্রেক্ষিতে নারীর জীবনযাত্রা: প্রসঙ্গে ত্রৈলোক্যনাথ মুখোপাধ্যায়ের ‘কঙ্কাবতী’ সুনন্দা ঘোষ, গবেষক, কটন বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, আসাম, ভারত |
Women’s Lifestyle in the Nineteenth Century: With Reference to Trailokyanath Mukhopadhyay’s Kankabati Sunanda Ghosh, Research Scholar, Cotton University, Assam, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
The 19th century is considered the dawn of a new era. This century marked a turning point for women, who began to emerge from the darkness of ignorance and find the light of knowledge. The 19th century can also be termed a transitional period, as it was marked by both darkness and the emergence of modern thought. Women were victims of societal norms and customs, restricted by rules that governed their lives from birth to death. They were confined to the household and barred from participating in the outside world. Against this backdrop, Trailokyanath Mukhopadhyay created female characters in his works, depicting the struggles of women in society. In his novels and stories, such as "Kankabati", "Damru Charit", "Lallu", and "Birbala", he portrayed the image of oppressed women. Specifically, in "Kankabati", he highlighted the problems faced by women in the 19th century. Through Kankabati's character, Trailokyanath depicted the progress of women's education, the impact of child marriage on women's lives, the sufferings of widows, and the practice of Sati. He exposed the societal norms and customs that were the root cause of women's suffering. Society imposed strict rules and customs, dictating that women were the key to all good and evil. Women's education was seen as a threat to societal stability, and they were denied the right to education. Only men had access to education, while women were confined to their homes. Trailokyanath Mukhopadhyay's works shed light on the plight of women in a patriarchal society, trapped in a web of societal norms and customs. This discussion will explore how he portrayed the struggles of women in "Kankabati". | ||
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