Ashapurna devi biography of william
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Ashapurna devi biography of william
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She hailed from an ultra-orthodox family of north Kolkata. Her paternal grandmother did not permit her (and her sisters) to attend school since it would involve stepping out into the ‘big bad world’.
So the young girl lived a cloistered life, devoting herself to reading. As a matter of fact, books were her doors and windows to the vast world that lay outside, often beckoning to her silently. By her grit and sheer determination, the spirited woman surmounted her obstacles to emerge as an ardent feminist and champion of women’s liberation.
Early Life
She was born on 8th January 1909 in a traditional Bengali Baidya ( traditional ethnic physicians) in north Calcutta.
Her father Harendra Nath, Gup