Strilinga Nirman

🔹 Author: Mallika Sengupta

🔹 Genre: Women & Feminism

🔹 Format : Hardcover

🔹 ISBN: 9788172153687

📌 Book Overview:

✔ "One is not born, but rather becomes a woman"—this famous quote by Simone de Beauvoir forms the foundation of this book.
✔ How does society construct "womanhood"?—From childhood, social norms dictate a girl's behavior through clothing, toys, restrictions, and traditions. This book analyzes the social construction of gender through history, literature, philosophy, and culture.
✔ Patriarchal restrictions, gender discrimination, and women's resistance movements—explored in a deeply analytical and engaging style.
✔ Blending sociology, literature, and personal experiences, this book challenges conventional gender perceptions and sparks new debates on feminism.

👤 About the Author: Mallika Sengupta

✔ Renowned poet, professor of sociology, and feminist thinker.
✔ Her research focused on the portrayal of divorced women in Bengali novels.
✔ Authored three novels and three feminist essays.
✔ Awarded the Sukanta Award, Anita-Sunil Basu Award, and received the Junior Writers Fellowship from the Government of India.
✔ Invited to Sweden, Australia, the USA, the Czech Republic, and Bangladesh for poetry readings and discussions.
✔ Co-editor of the literary magazine "Bhashanagar" from 1989 until her passing, alongside poet Subodh Sarkar.
✔ Passed away on May 28, 2011.

📖 "Strilinga Nirman" is a powerful book that deconstructs the social creation of gender roles and challenges the structures of patriarchy."