Oborodhbashini

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Oborodhbashini is a pioneering feminist work of Bengali literature by Begum Rokeya that satirically exposes and critiques the seclusion and oppression of women in purdah.

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instanceOf feminist literature
literaryWork
satirical work
aimsTo advocate women's emancipation
raise awareness about women's oppression
associatedWith social reform in Bengal
women's rights in South Asia
author Begum Rokeya NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin British India NERFINISHED
criticizes patriarchal customs
religiously sanctioned gender segregation
social seclusion of women
depicts lives of women in purdah
genre feminist literature
satire
social criticism
influenced later Bengali feminist writers
language Bengali NERFINISHED
literarySignificance pioneering feminist work in Bengali literature
literaryTradition Bengali literature
mainSubject gender inequality
purdah
seclusion of women
women's oppression
movement Bengali feminist movement
South Asian feminist literature
notableWorkOf Begum Rokeya NERFINISHED
publicationEra early 20th century
style satirical prose

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Begum Rokeya notableWork Oborodhbashini