Question

Chandrabati Ramayana is a silenced text

Answer 1

Explanation:

text about a great personality who is of freedom full thinking

Answer 2

The answer is as follows:

• Chandrabati is the first Bengali woman poet of the 16th century who lived in Bangladesh. Her 'Ramayana' has a unique facet as it speaks from the point of view of Sita.

• Where she had always been considered the symbol of purity and chastity, this version of Ramayana lets her pour out her heart about the misdeeds that had happened to her and the tragedies she had to face as a woman.

• In the 16th century, the patriarchal society could not accept such a fast-forward text ahead of its time. They could not take their women model of Sita to lament about her loss. She is supposed to be the ideal woman who suffers, accepts her fate, and surrenders her life to the hands of the male counterparts of her life.

• Even in recent times, this text is a silenced text which has not been appropriately acknowledged by the critiques and remains hidden in the world of literature.

• Going through this text can help us understand the social and emotional impact that would take place if the woman is placed at the center of the social context with a voice of her own and the strength to defend herself.

Question

Chandrabati's Ramayana is a silenced text. Justify.

#SPJ3