Selina Hossain's novel 'Nil Mayurer Jouban': The Reconstruction of Charyapad and the Struggle for Self-Establishment of the Common Man/ সেলিনা হোসেনের ‘নীল ময়ূরের যৌবন’ উপন্যাস : চর্যাপদের পুনর্নির্মাণ ও সাধারণ মানুষের আত্মপ্রতিষ্ঠার লড়াই

Abstract

The novel ‘Neel Mayurer Jauban’ written by Selina Hossain. In this novel, the author has reconstructed the events of Charyapad. Charyapad- a symbol of the ancient Bengali language. The language movement in Bangladesh took place in 1952. Then in 1971, a movement was held to form an independent state. Bangladesh separated from the Pakistani state and declared itself as an independent state on December 16, 1971. The author has expressed this language movement and independence movement in Bangladesh on the basis of Charyapad. She has compared the social system of Bengal during Charyapad's time with the social situation of the present Bengali country. Just as the common people of Bangladesh stood against the power structure and formed an independent Bangladesh, the characters in Charyapad also dream of their own separate and independent territory. This awakening and struggle of the common people has been analyzed in this article.