Question

Who was rasundari dasi
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Answer 1

Dasi, Rassundari (c 1809-?) a self-taught woman to leave behind an important autobiography. In the age of 19th century Reformism in Bengal, the first full length autobiography was written not by a man but by an unknown, self taught, high caste Hindu housewife from a conservative rural household – Rassundari Dasi.

Rassundari Devi, wrote a story of her life, Amar Jiban (“My Life”), which was published in 1876. This detailed memoir revolves around her day to day experiences as a housewife and mother. Obsessed with a desire to read, she stole a page from a book and a sheet of paper from her son and kept them hidden in the kitchen where she furtively pursued her education.