The Expedition of Grapple and Recognition of Women in Bangla Theatre
SAYANTIKA GHOSH, PhD Research Scholar, RBU, SACT, Gobardanga Hindu College “The history of men’s opposition to women’s emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself.” Virginia Woolf- Introduction Women of the nation are considered to be the backbone of every society. The introduction of actresses in Bengali Theatre during 1870 gave a new area to the society. Inspired by the English theatre, the Bengali theatre groups practiced their performances in the houses of the elite people, who are known as “bhadralokhs” of Bengal. The actresses who joined theatre then, were the children from the prostitute area. The talented children from the prostitute areas in order to supplement their income. Bipin Chandra Pal, in his autobiography mentioned that in the Brahmo Samaj the use of girls from the prostitute families were denied. It was also noted that the presence of the Brahmo women in the audience were also rejected because it Read More …