Debi, Swarnakumari

Bengali author

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Bengali literature

  • Rabindranath Tagore
    In Bengali literature: Women writers

    Rabindranath Tagore’s sister Swarnakumari Debi (1855/56–1932) is regarded as one of the earliest women writers in Bengali literature, producing 25 books and several essays. Begum Rokeya (1880–1932) was a prominent educator, political activist, and feminist thinker as well as an author and is considered a pioneer of women’s…

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