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Title: ECHOES OF EMPOWERMENT: UNVEILING GENDER DYNAMICS AND FEMINISM’S JOURNEY IN COLONIAL BENGAL
Authors: Aishi Banerjee
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Aishi Banerjee 1st year, Masters in Political Science, University of Delhi Campus Culture Hostel, Gali Number-6, Block UA, Jawahar Nagar, Kamla Nagar, New Delhi- 110007
MLA 8 Banerjee, Aishi. "ECHOES OF EMPOWERMENT: UNVEILING GENDER DYNAMICS AND FEMINISM’S JOURNEY IN COLONIAL BENGAL." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 9, no. 4, Apr. 2024, pp. 985-993, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i04.006. Accessed Apr. 2024. APA 6 Banerjee, A. (2024, April). ECHOES OF EMPOWERMENT: UNVEILING GENDER DYNAMICS AND FEMINISM’S JOURNEY IN COLONIAL BENGAL. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 9(4), 985-993. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i04.006 Chicago Banerjee, Aishi. "ECHOES OF EMPOWERMENT: UNVEILING GENDER DYNAMICS AND FEMINISM’S JOURNEY IN COLONIAL BENGAL." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 9, no. 4 (April 2024), 985-993. Accessed April, 2024. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i04.006.
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ABSTRACT: The colonial period in India witnessed the rise of variety of movements and spread of liberal ideology throughout the country. The dawn of these movements came from the Bengal province in the eastern part of India where pioneers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, often termed as the ‘father of Indian Renaissance’ promoted liberal and feminist ideologies and movements in the eighteenth century. This paper aims to explore the gender dynamics and the emergence of feminist movements in Bengal during the colonial period. The period saw a complex patriarchal structure imposed by the colonial rulers as well the native societal structures. In spite of these dominating and oppressing structures, Bengal still witnessed the rise of feminism where women challenged their traditional gender roles and advocating their rights.

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