Lilack Biswas

Studies in Feminism Lilack Biswas

This book is an anthology of recent studies of various authors and their texts from a Feminist point of view. It not only echoes the voices of the women but also there are some essays that contemplate on bridging gender gap, social economic and political discrimination, and show the way to move forward to a sustainable development. Some chapters are there that focus on typical feminine experiences like motherhood or pregnancy etc. and the emotions related to these, which only a woman can experience. In some chapters the backwardness of women has been discussed and it is said that education is the best and only available solution to this problem. Contribution of women novelists of the Bengali renaissance, has also been incorporated in a chapter. Epic heroines, their Tragedy and sufferings have been discussed in two essays. As a whole this book is a collection of eighteen highly interesting and informative research articles which a reader of feminism must keep in collection.