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Rashsundari Devi's autobiography 'Amar Jiban' (1876) is historically significant because it was:
AThe first European-style novel printed in India
BBanned by the British under the Press Act of 1878
CWritten under a pseudonym by a male author
DThe first autobiography written in Bengali, by a woman
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The first autobiography written in Bengali, by a woman
Rashsundari Devi's 'Amar Jiban' (1876) was the first autobiography written in Bengali, and it was written by a woman. Print made it possible for women's voices to reach a wide reading public despite the social restrictions of their time.
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