Idealization of Womanhood in Tagore’s Short Story - Strir Potro (Wife’s Letter)

Abstract

It is an unfortunate human saga that women have been discriminated against across the world. India is no exception. There is no dearth of evidence shedding light on the intermittent violence and crimes committed against women in India. In a survey in 13 countries which was done in the year 2021, 45% of women reported that they or a woman they know has experienced some form of violence since COVID-19. This paper aims to find out if the women characters of Rabindranath Tagore assert themselves or in their process of assertion conforms to both physical and psychological endurance. The character to be analyzed is Mrinal from Rabindranath Tagore’s path-breaking feminist short story ‘Strir Potro’ published in 1914.