Aamar Jiban, published in 1876, is the name of Rashsundari Devi 's autobiography and is the first autobiography written by an Indian woman and also the first written by any Bengali female. …

Amar Jiban (My Life) by Rassundari Devi is the first autobiography written by a woman in Bengali literature, published in 1876. It is a pioneering text that reveals both her personal struggles and …

Mar 7, 2024 · Published in 1876, Rashsundari Devi's Amar Jiban (My life) was the first-ever full-scale autobiography written by an Indian woman. Written by Adrija Roychowdhury

Rassundari Devi (Bengali: রাসসুন্দরী দেবী) was a Bengali writer who is identified as the author of first full-fledged autobiography in modern Bengali literature.

It is a factual document of the life of an old Hindu woman… The book Amar Jiban is thus not merely the account of Rassundari but a story of all Hindu women of her time.

Rassundari was widowed at the age of 59 and a few months after her husband’s death, she finished and published the first version of her autobiography in 1868 and its final version in 1897.

Amar Jiban, (My Life) by Rassundari Devi stands as the first full-length autobiography written by a Bengali woman. It is a feminist document capturing the lives of Indian women of the 19th century.