Begum Rokeya was a
famous writer and a social worker. She lived in undivided Bengal in the early
20th century. She believed that women should have the same rights and
opportunities as men have in the society. So she fought for their cause
throughout her life. Begum Rokeya was born in a village called Pairabondh,
Rangpur in 1880. Her father Jahiruddin Muhammad Abu Ali Haider Saber was an
educated landlord. Rokeya was married to Khan Bahadur Sakhawat Hussain in 1896.
Her husband was the Deputy Magistrate of Bhagalpur, now a district in the
Indian state of Bihar. He was very cooperative, and always encouraged Rokeya to
go on with her activities. Many upper class Muslims of Bengal at that time
learnt Arabic and Persian as medium of education and communication. But Rokeya
had great love for her mother tongue. She learnt Bangla and English from her
eldest brother Ibrahim.
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