The Language of Bengal and the Liberation War: Sufia Kamal’s Poems
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Begum Sufia Kamal (1911 - 1999) was a Bangladeshi writer, poet and activist. Lovingly known as ‘Khalamma‘ (aunt), Kamal holds a special place in Bangladesh’s literary and social history due to her provocative writing on feminism, nationalism, and communalism. While her early formal education was in Urdu, she was secretly taught to read and write Bengali by her mother. Though girls from her background weren’t allowed to go to school, young Sufia is said to have dressed up as a boy to attend classes. She recounted her childhood thus:
The Language of Bengal and the Liberation War: Sufia Kamal’s Poems
The Language of Bengal and the Liberation…
The Language of Bengal and the Liberation War: Sufia Kamal’s Poems
Begum Sufia Kamal (1911 - 1999) was a Bangladeshi writer, poet and activist. Lovingly known as ‘Khalamma‘ (aunt), Kamal holds a special place in Bangladesh’s literary and social history due to her provocative writing on feminism, nationalism, and communalism. While her early formal education was in Urdu, she was secretly taught to read and write Bengali by her mother. Though girls from her background weren’t allowed to go to school, young Sufia is said to have dressed up as a boy to attend classes. She recounted her childhood thus: