Women in Bengali Orature: Selected Genres

Abstract

Unrecorded oral folk literature has various genres of which some are dominated by women, who have used these as Voices to express anguish,discomfort, protest or any kind of feelings. Through such utterences pictures of patriarchal society, position of women, rivalry in family, gender discrimation etc several issues can be seen reflected.  Hence preservation of such Oratures are extremely important as integral part of Folk literature and gender studies. The article delves to discuss the same.