Devi Chaudhurani
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Devi Chaudhurani is a Bengali novel by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay that features one of the earliest prominent female protagonists in Indian literature, blending themes of nationalism, social reform, and adventure.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Devi Chaudhurani canonical | 2 |
| Devi Chaudhurani (character) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Bengali novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | colonial India ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Devi Chaudhurani
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surface form:
Devi Chaudhurani (character)
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| genre |
adventure fiction
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nationalist literature ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
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stage adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasProminentFeature | early female protagonist in Indian literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Indian nationalist literature
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portrayal of women freedom fighters in Indian fiction ⓘ |
| language | Bengali ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Bengali Renaissance ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | one of the earliest Indian novels with a central female hero ⓘ |
| originalScript | Bengali script ⓘ |
| partOf | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s body of work ⓘ |
| portrays |
conflict between duty and domesticity
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female leadership in armed resistance ⓘ social injustices in traditional Bengali society ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 18th century Bengal ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Bengal ⓘ |
| theme |
adventure
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anti-colonial resistance ⓘ nationalism ⓘ social reform ⓘ women’s empowerment ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Devi Chaudhurani (character)