Question
Write a note on the achievements of Rashsundari Devi.
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Answer
- Rashsundari Devi (1800–1890) was born in West Bengal.
- At the age of 60, she wrote her autobiography in Bangla called ‘Amar Jiban’, the first known autobiography written by an Indian woman.
- She was a housewife from a rich landlord’s family.
- She would do household work for the whole day but due to her longing, to study, she learnt to read a religious manuscript.
- After a lot of resentment, she started reading Chaitanya Bhagabat.
- She used to read her son’s alphabet and practise them with the book she read.
- After learning the alphabet, she was able to read the Chaitanya Bhagabat.
- She learnt reading and writing against all odds and at a time when women’s status was in a bad condition.
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