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Q100 (CDS-II/2015) History & Culture › Culture, Literature, Religion & Philosophy › Modern Indian literature Answer Verified

Who among the following is the author of the autobiography entitled Aamar Katha (1913)?

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The autobiography titled 'Aamar Katha' (My Story), published in 1913, was written by Binodini Dasi, also known as Nati Binodini. She was a pioneering Bengali theatre actress who began her career at the age of twelve and performed over eighty roles under the mentorship of Girish Chandra Ghosh [1]. Her memoir is a significant landmark in Bengali literature, providing rare insights into the social prejudices and struggles faced by female performers in colonial India. While Rassundari Devi is also a notable Bengali autobiographer, her work 'Amar Jiban' (1876) is recognized as the first full-length autobiography in the Bengali language [2]. Binodini Dasi's 'Aamar Katha' remains a crucial historical document for understanding the evolution of the public stage in Calcutta and the personal sacrifices of early professional actresses.

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  1. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binodini_Dasi
  2. [2] India and the Contemporary World – II. History-Class X . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 5: Print Culture and the Modern World > 8.1 Women and Print > p. 124
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