Naree

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Naree
নারী

The cover of the book third edition
Author Humayun Azad
Original title নারী
Cover artist Uttam Sen
Country Bangladesh
Language Bengali
Subject Woman
Genre Criticism
Publisher Agamee Prakashani, Dhaka
Publication date
 1992
Media type Print (hardcover)
Pages 408 (third edition)
ISBN 978-984-04-0077-5

Naree, (Bengali: নারী Nāree "Woman") is a 1992 criticism,[1] written by Humayun Azad, one of the feminist writer in Bangladesh. At first feminism was introduced in Bengali by Begum Rokeya. And with, Taslima Nasreen, wrote several small columns about feminism. But none of them did not or can not describe feminism. In the sole discretion, in Bengali, Naree, is one of the documentation book about feminism in Bengali.

Synopsis

Naree, considered incendiary, was banned in 1995 November 19, a scholarly written book by Prof. Humayun Azad, has been banned by the government of Bangladesh. Five years later, though, in 2000, the ban was eventually lifted, following a legal battle and Dr. Azad won a legal battle for the ban to be lifted.[2] The High Court of Bangladesh provide that the prohibition is invalid.[3]

Summary

Naree, is the first book in Bengali about feminism, here is a feminist analysis of the structure of women's status and condition in civilizations created by man. Women who are not born, creations by male day by day. The book is known for anti-establishment and anti-religious fanaticism of Bengali writer Humayun Azad. This is the first comprehensive discussion in Bengali about feminism and difficulties of Bengali women faced in their pursuit of daily-life. The radicalism inherent in the work was enough for many to think back on The Second Sex written by western feminist Simone de Beauvoir. In the work, Dr. Azad takes readers on a journey through the broad swathes of experience feminist writers in South Asia have gone through in their writings. At the same time, Azad cannot hold himself back from taking swipes at major figures in, including the venerated Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam for what he thought was their anti-feminist perceptions of life.[4]

In this book Dr. Azad has done a great job by analytically compiling the feminist ideas of the west, which underlie the feminist contributions of the subcontinent's socio-political reformers. Azad has exposed the anti-women stance of some legendary Bangali writers including Rabindranath Tagore in his monumental work. The work, critical of the patriarchal and male-chauvinistic attitude of religions towards women, attracted the wrath of the conservative censors.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "নারী - হুমায়ূন আজাদ". amarboi.com. Retrieved 2013-06-21. 
  2. ↑ "Recommended Books". Mukto-Mona. Retrieved 2013-06-21. 
  3. ↑ "Banned-books info.". banned-books.info. Retrieved 2013-06-21. 
  4. ↑ "Words that have made a difference". thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2013-06-21. 
  5. ↑ "Recommended Books". Mukto-Mona. Retrieved 2013-06-21. 
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