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Taslima Nasrin's Poetry in a Different Voice

Author(s) Dr. RUPA BHATTACHARJEE
Country India
Abstract In the patriarchal system of logic, men have assigned women the status of an unknown other. Patriarchal ideology has confined women within a specific sphere to maintain its false dominance. The assertive claim of men over women's bodies, minds, and everything else, good or bad, is considered self-evident. It's worth noting that privileged people have always marginalized those who are confined, but in a sexist society, the oppression of women differs from other forms of oppression for various reasons. Women have always complemented men, but patriarchal society has sought to establish a master-servant relationship between men and women. To attain the dignity of true existence, female poets have had to overcome many difficulties, challenging the masculine system of signification. In the Bengali intellectual world, female consciousness as a conceptual framework is a distinct alternative. However, the artistic subtlety and processes of signification that are so strongly expressed in the works of European poets are absent in Taslima's writings within the Bengali intellectual sphere. In fact, this lack is quite noticeable. The increasing pressure of anger, pain, and resentment aimed at breaking down conventional structures has prevented Taslima from creating a coherent language. However, she has challenged the spiritual inertia of conservative Bengali society by striking at its core. Her poetry collections such as 'Nirbasito Bahire Antare' (Exiled Outside and Within), 'Atale Antareen' (Imprisoned in the Depths), 'Balikar Gollachhut' (A Girl's Game of Tag), 'Ay Kashto Jhepe Jibon Debo Mepe' (Come, Pain, I will give my life measured out), and 'Nirbachita Kabita' (Selected Poems) point a finger at the oppression and humiliation of women. Hatred, anger, resentment, and bitterness flash in the words of her poems.
Keywords Patriarchal, Marginalized, Conservative, Conventional, intellectual, Masculine
Published In Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On 2026-02-21

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