Archive · 8 Aug 2025
New Book Explores Gender and Politics in Bengal, 1870-1947
This book is like a time machine that takes you back to Bengal long ago.
It shows how ideas about women changed from the 1870s to 1947.
It looks at how people thought about love, marriage, and if women should be 'modern'.
The book shares stories of women's lives through their writings.
Some women wrote about love, and others spoke out against unfair things.
It also shows debates about what it meant to be a 'modern' woman, with different ideas about how women should act and what they should do.
The book is a valuable resource for understanding gender issues.
Aparajita Dasgupta-Sengupta's book explores gender issues in Bengal's nationalist politics.
The book covers the period from the 1870s to 1947, examining the transition of the 'New Woman'.
It analyzes issues like love, marriage, widow remarriage, and dowry in the late 19th century.
The book highlights the writings and experiences of women, including autobiographies and romances.
It features radical feminist voices and debates about 'modern' women in the early 20th century.
- Who
- Authored by Aparajita Dasgupta-Sengupta.
- What
- A book analyzing the evolution of gender issues in Bengal's nationalist politics.
- When
- From the 1870s to 1947.
- Where
- Bengal.
- Why
- To examine the complex relationship between feminism, nationalism, and societal changes regarding women.
Nationalist View
Feminist View
Image of Indian Womanhood
Nationalist View
Glorified image of Indian womanhood.
Feminist View
Exposure of abject life of women especially widows.
- Book Title
- FOR HOME, FAMILY, AND NATION: WOMEN AND THE POLITICS OF GENDER IN BENGAL, 1870-1947
- Author
- Aparajita Dasgupta-Sengupta
- Publisher
- Orient BlackSwan
- Focus
- Evolution of gender issues in nationalist politics
- Time Span
- 1870s to 1947