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Who among the following is the author of the autobiography entitled Aamar Katha (1913)?
Explanation
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 Binodini Dasi's 'Aamar Katha' remains a crucial historical document for understanding the evolution of the public stage in Calcutta and the personal sacrifices of early professional actresses.
Sources
- [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binodini_Dasi
- [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