Neeldhaja is probably the first of its kind in Bangla literature. Not just because it is the first Bangla poem to be written in the form of a letter i.e. an epistolary poem, but because it places a female figure with a rebellious demeanor as the protagonist of a historical narrative.
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I wonder at how these frugal, accessible pleasures define her daily existence and get elated with the fact that reading takes up a significant space on the shelf.