Ekei Ki Bole Sabhyata

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Ekei Ki Bole Sabhyata is a satirical Bengali work by Michael Madhusudan Dutt that critiques contemporary social norms and notions of “civilization.”

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instanceOf Bengali literature
literary work
satirical work
associatedWith 19th-century Bengali society
social criticism
author Michael Madhusudan Dutt
countryOfOrigin India
critiques contemporary social norms
notions of civilization
genre satire
hasAuthorEthnicity Bengali
hasAuthorNationality British Indian
hasTheme Westernization of Indian elites
conflict between tradition and modernity
hypocrisy in so-called civilized society
social reform
language Bengali
literaryForm prose
literaryTradition Bengali Renaissance literature
movement Bengali Renaissance
period 19th century
titleLanguage Bengali
titleMeaning Is This What Is Called Civilization?
usesLiteraryDevice humor
irony
satire

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Michael Madhusudan Dutt notableWork Ekei Ki Bole Sabhyata