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To explore the relationships among literary, political, and medical discourses regarding women's disability in colonial Bengal.

March 8, 2026Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies

Literary Action as Cure

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NBNilanjana BhattacharyaVisva-Bharati University

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The article demonstrates connections between literary genres, medical discourses, and nation-building in colonial Bengal, highlighting modernity's impact.

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To explore the relationships among literary, political, and medical discourses regarding women's disability in colonial Bengal.
Analyzes literary representations of disability in the early novels of colonial Bengal.
Focuses on the works of Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay.
Examines the transition from pre-colonial to colonial systems in Bengal.
Identifies tensions between existing systems and modernity.
Illustrates how literary action reflected political ideals and medical discourses.
Highlights the construction of normalcy related to nation-building processes.

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Nilanjana Bhattacharya (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69acc57d32b0ef16a404fa7e https://doi.org/10.3828/jlcds.2025.35

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The article demonstrates connections between literary genres, medical discourses, and nation-building in colonial Bengal, highlighting modernity's impact.

Literary Action as Cure

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Literary Action as Cure

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