Naribadi somalochonar aloke Bani Basur 'Astam Gorvo' (prothom khondo) (Bani Basu's 'Eighth Womb' (Part One) in the Light of Feminist Criticism)

Feminist writer Bani Basu wrote her timeless novel ‘Ashtam Garbh’ against the backdrop of a deep crisis in pre-independence India. The author has replaced the greatness of the birth of Lord Krishna with a new philosophical concept set against the backdrop of the 20th century. The greatness of Krishna’s masculinity has been refuted by showing that a girl can also be the possessor of the eighth womb, the incarnation of this world, the Krishna of this age. The author has given us that idea. By refuting the masculine glory of Krishna, the author wants to create a new society. The equal participation of men and women is what makes this narrative extraordinary. Bani Basu’s feminist thought stands on this balance of equality. She believed in the equal position of men and women. The author has broken the mythological concept of Krishna.