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Pratham Pratishruti
Ashapurna Debi
The first novel of Ashapurna Debi's Bengali trilogy, followed by "Subarnalata" and "Bakul Katha". It follows Satyabati, married as a child, who questions the customs that bind the women around her. Translated into English by Indira Chowdhury as "The First Promise".
Vivek’s Notes
Her world consisted of mothers, brides and daughters. Her trilogy "Pratham Pratishruti", "Subarnolota" and "Bokul Kotha" speaks of the atrocities women faced in the times of independence and how they fought against such injustices. A distinctive feature of her writing is how it highlights the desires of women being suppressed by the patriarchs, and sometimes by other women. "Rajkumarer Poshak", "Sudhu Tara Dujon" and "Satyabati" are some of her other significant works.
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