Begum Rokeya: The pioneer of women’s rights in South Asia

 



Begum Rokeya is the founding pillar of Bangali feminism. Her writings, actions, analyze, and resolve gender-biased social, cultural, and political practices. She is the one who offered Bangali Muslim women books instead of kitchen appliances. Today is Begum Rokeya Day, marking the 141st birth anniversary and the 89th death anniversary of Begum Rokeya Shakhawat Hossain. 

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