Representation of Indian Society in the First Indian English novel

Hemanta Bora

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Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s Rajmohan’s Wife is the first published novel in English by an Indian. The beautiful and brave Matangini, married to a reprehensible man and in love with her sister’s husband , represents the vitality of women who remain strong against brutality and restrictive expectations of middle class Indian society at that time. Matangini who risks her life to save her love , Madhav isn’t rewarded at the end of the book , she was sent to her father’s house and there she died an early death. The novel has two villains Mathur and Rajmohan . The protagonist , Matangini is a representation of brave Indian woman of the 19th century who doesn’t fear to take risks.

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"Representation of Indian Society in the First Indian English novel", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no.1084 - 1085, December-2022, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2212173.pdf

Volume 7 Issue 12, December-2022

Pages : 1084 - 1085

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