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Begum Rokeya- author, Muslim Feminist Years active:1902-1932

Full name: Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
Birthdate: Dec nine, 1880
Birthplace: Pairaband, Mithapukur, Rangpur
Education: House Education
Occupation: author, Muslim Feminist
Years active:1902-1932
Spouse (s): Khan Bahadur Sakhawat Hussain
Religion: Islam
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius




Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain could be an accepted Bengali author, social activists, and specializer. She is taken into account the leader of the Muslim Feminism. the girl continually upholds her voice toward the ladies right and education. She established the 1st Muslim ladies faculty in the city. Rokeya conjointly supported a Muslim Women’s Association that fought for women’s employment and education. She is best-renowned round the country as Muslim Rokeya though her full name is Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain.

Begum Rokeya Early Life:

Begum Rokeya was born on Dec nine, 1880, in Pairaband, Mithapukur, Rangpur, currently the People's Republic of Bangladesh to Jahiruddin Muhammad Abu Ali Haidar Saber and Rahatunnessa. He father was a prospering Zamindar United Nations agency married fourfold. His wedding to Rahatunnessa resulted born Muslim Rokeya and alternative 2 sisters and 3 brothers one among whom died in early age.

During that Muslim society, girls didn’t get an opportunity to check outside of the house. They tutored Arabic Urdu reception. however, Rokeya’s elder brother Ibrahim Saber was a modern-minded United Nations agency tutored English and Bengali reception on the QT.

Begum Rokeya Career:

Following the wedding with Khan Bahadur Sakhawat Hussain in 1898 at eighteen years previous, she got the possibility of writing and study as her husband was open minded. Her husband unbroken more money for building a college. In 1902, she created her debut within the literary world writing a story named ‘Pipasha’.

In 1909, her husband died, 5 months later she supported Sakhawat Memorial ladies faculty in Bhagalpur. Following a year, the finishes off the varsity and visited city relevant of land. In Kolkata, she supported once more the varsity in 1911, later the varsity becomes a high school.
Begum Rokeya is best renowned for her writing ‘Sultana’s Dream’ that thought of a milestone as a feminist writer. She created varied in style writing as well as Padmarag, Abarodhbasini, Narir Adhikari.

Personal Life:

Begum Rokeya married Khan Bahadur Sakhawat Hussain in 1898 United Nations agency was a judge in Bhagalpur. Sakhawat Hussain was antecedently married and open-minded United Nations agency allowed his woman to try to writing. throughout the Sakhawat Hussain was thirty-four years previous whereas Rokeya was solely eighteen years previous.

Legacy:

Begum Rokeya died on Dec nine, 1932. The People's Republic of Bangladesh Government established a primary public university to call girl Muslim Rokeya University in lemanderin. the capital of Bangladesh University belongs to a residential hall when named her for the feminine students.

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