Women in the Works of Jyotiprasad Agarwala: An Analytical Study

Author(s): Buddhadev Ray

Abstract:

Jyotiprasad Agarwala was a great Assamese personality of Assam in the twentieth century. He was a great writer, film maker and cultural icon of Assam. Jyotiprasad Agarwala had spreaded messages of nationalism among the people of Assam through cultural activities and by his scripts. The idea of building a ‘modern’ Assam was a recurrent theme in his writings. Jyotiprasad’s creative composition was that female characters had a central presence in them. Out of the six plays that he composed, five were titled after female characters. Jyotiprasad was a great feminist. He followed in the foot-steps of his role model Srimanta Sankaradeva. The women characters of the dramas of Jyotiprasad Agarwala have attempted to safeguard their family‟s dignity and ideals. He tried to explain the plights of women and to provided them equal treatment in the society through his writings. To recognise his contributions to the Assamese Society, his birth day is celebrated as Silpi Diwas all over the state. His noble work and activities are remembered in Assam with great honour and respect.

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