Today our topic of discussion is The Punthi Tradition . The Punthi Tradition In the pre-modern age the literate Muslims either read texts in Persian- Arabic-Urdu, or mishro-bhasa punthi Originally punthi referred to hand-written books composed mostly in…
Today our topic of discussion is Role Models . Role Models Norms and concepts of what woman’s role should be and what womanhood comprised of and women’s response to these all generated an engros- sing and continual discourse.…
Today our topic of discussion is Birth And Childhood . Birth And Childhood The birth of a female child was not considered as auspicious as that of a male child. Many families did not bother to herald the…
Today our topic of discussion is Daily Life In The Andarmahal . Daily Life In The Andarmahal As in the Hindu household, the mistress of the house would supervise servants and other female members who had not achieved…
Today our topic of discussion is The Andarmahal . The Andarmahal In nineteenth century Bengal, the separation of the private and public spheres among respectable Muslim families was spatially manifest in the division of the place of residence…
Today our topic of discussion is Normal Schools . Normal Schools Seeing that interest in female education was strong in Dhaka, Mr Martin, Inspector of schools for the south-east, asked the government to set up a female normal…
Today our topic of discussion is Early Schools in Dhaka . Early Schools in Dhaka While these momentous events were taking place in Calcutta and to a less spectacular extent, in Comilla, Dhaka was experiencing its own upheavals…
Today our topic of discussion is Rokeyas Memorable Legacy in Calcutta . Rokeyas Memorable Legacy in Calcutta The first woman to systematically and ceaselessly launch the campaign for Muslim women’s education was Kokeya Sakhawat Hossein who set up…
Today our topic of discussion is Normal Schools: Calcutta . Normal Schools: Calcutta Attempts to establish female normal schools from the 1850s onwards met. with varying success. The names of two English ladies who came to Bengal in…
Today our topic of discussion is Nineteenth Century Educational Reform . Nineteenth Century Educational Reform The development of female education in Bengal followed four broad courses, not always in chronological order. The Christian missionaries in Bengal were the…
