History · Colonial Economy
UGC NET December 2020 History
Which female social reformer wrote the short stories Sultana's Dream (1905) and Avarodhbasini (1929), criticizing the custom of purdah among Muslims?
AKatherine Mayo
BMrs. Abbas Tyabji
CBegam Jahan Ara Shah Nawaz
DBegam Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Begam Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain — Begam Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain wrote them, so the answer is Begam Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain.
Explanation
★Begam Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain wrote them, so the answer is Begam Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain.
★Begam Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain was a feminist from Bengal.
★She wrote the short stories Sultana's Dream in 1905 and Avarodhbasini in 1929.
★These works criticized the custom of purdah among Muslims.
★In 1916 she founded a Muslim women's association.
★It fought for women's education and employment.
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