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What was the attitude of liberal and conservative Indians towards womens reading? How did women like Kailashbashini Debi respond to this in their writting?

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Liberal husbands and fathers began educating their womenfolk at home and sent them to schools.

Many journals began carrying wwritings by women and explained why women should be educated.

Conservative Hindus believed that a literate girl would be widowed and Muslims feared that educated women would be corrupted by reading Urdu romances.

1876 :Rashsundari Debi'sautobiography,Amar Jiban, was published. It was the first full-length autobiography published in the bengali language.

From 1860s : Few Bengali women such asKailashbashini Debiwrote books highlighting the experiences of women.

In 1880s ( Maharashtra ) :Tarabai ShindeandPandita Ramabai wrotewith passionate anger about the miserable lives of upper - caste Hindu women, especially widows.



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