Sukumari Dutta : Banglar prothom mohila natokkaryer dristitye ouponibesik chetona/ সুকুমারী দত্ত : বাংলার প্রথম মহিলা নাটককারের দৃষ্টিতে ঔপনিবেশিক চেতনা

Abstract

Sukumari Dutta was one of the first five actresses of the professional theatre stage. She became so popular by acting in the play 'Sharat Sarojini' that her name became Golapsundari after the character of the play. Apart from acting, he also wrote a play. The name of the play is 'Apurba Sati'. Sukumar Sen says the play 'Apurba Sati' is not the work of Sukumari Dutta. But later various researchers proved that the play was authored by Sukumari Dutta herself. If we enter the main theme of the play, it will be seen that the play was first written as a tragedy play. The play begins with several intellectual thoughts. And seeing this erudite beginning, Sukumar Sen felt that this composition was not possible for an almost illiterate woman from Patitapalli. However, his argument was later refuted. In the play, it is shown how women's consciousness as well as men's thinking has changed during the colonial era. Besides, various social reform topics of that time have also come up in this play. So this drama is significant enough to understand the colonial period and society. Discussion This article discusses in detail how the image of that time has come up in this play.