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Who among the following pioneering Bengali women serialised her autobiography Amar Katha between 1910 and 1913?

A.
Binodini Dasi
B.
Rashsundari Debi
C.
Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
D.
Kailashbashini Debi

Solution:

The correct answer is Binodini Dasi.Binodini Dasi (1863-1941)She was a pioneering figure in Bengali theatre and worked closely with the dramatist and director Girish Chandra Ghosh (1844-1912) in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.She was a remarkable personality and prime mover behind the setting up of the Star Theatre (1883) in Calcutta which became a centre for famous productions.She serialised her autobiography, Amar Katha (My Story) between 1910 and 1913. Hence, Option 1 is correct.She exemplified the problem women faced in recasting their roles in society.She was a professional in the city, working in multiple spheres ‚¬œ as an actress, institution builder and author ‚¬œ but the patriarchal society of the time scorned her assertive public presence.Additional InformationRashsundari DeviShe is the first Bengali and the first Indian woman to write an autobiography.She is one of the earliest woman writers in Bengali literature.She was born in 1810 in the village of Potajia, now Pabna, Bangladesh.She is a renowned author of Amar Jibon (My Life), which was published in 1876.Begum Rokeya Sakhawat HossainRokeya Sakhawat Hossains seminal science fiction short story Sultanas Dream depicted a feminist utopia, and was one of the first fictional works in India to do so.However, it never really received the fame and recognition that the work of later feminist authors did.Born in 1880 to a zamindar family in Pairabondh (now Bangladesh), Hossain lived a caged life under the watchful eye of her parents.Kailashbashini Debis Janaika Grihabodhur Diary was first serialized in the Bengali monthly Basumati in 1953.It has been reprinted in the second volume of Atmakatha (1982)

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