Who among the following is the author of the book, A Comparison between Women and Men ?
- A.Pandita Ramabai
- B.Sarojini Naidu
- C.Tarabai Shinde
- D.Rameshwari Nehru
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Tarabai Shinde. She wrote Stri Purush Tulana, A Comparison between Women and Men, in Marathi in 1882.
Tarabai Shinde was born in Buldhana in Berar and was associated with Jyotirao Phule's Satyashodhak Samaj. Her book was provoked by the case of a young Brahmin widow sentenced to death for killing her newborn child. It attacked the double standards of a society that blamed and punished women while excusing men for the same faults. The short book is regarded as one of the first modern feminist texts in India.
Option A is wrong because Pandita Ramabai wrote The High-Caste Hindu Woman (1887) and founded the Sharada Sadan for widows. Option B is wrong because Sarojini Naidu was a poet, known for The Golden Threshold and The Bird of Time. Option D is wrong because Rameshwari Nehru was a social worker who edited the Hindi women's journal Stri Darpan.
Exam tip: Stri Purush Tulana (1882) = Tarabai Shinde; The High-Caste Hindu Woman (1887) = Pandita Ramabai.
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