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Translated from the Bengali Pratham Pratisruti, the book commemorates the struggles and efforts of women , of the mute domestic space, starkly neglected by history, while capturing the larger social and cultural transformation of the colonial era. The novel is the enduring tale of Satyabati, a vivid and enchanting child bride who leaves her remote and rural environs for the capital of British India and is plunged into the world of Women`s education, social reform agendas, modern medicine and urban entertainment. But the promises held out by modernity turn out to be empty, instigating Satyabai to break away from her inherited world and initiate a quest that takes her to the very heart of tradition ISBN : 9788125026501
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