Abstract

Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain explores in her writings: Sultana’s Dream and Padmarag, the multifaceted limitations faced by women. She has meticulously presented the aspects of not only her contemporary society but also prescribed solutions to the existing problems making the texts relevant even in our times. Rokeya is depicting a world in both the works where women introspect and transcend their limits by transforming themselves and as a result transforming their society. This paper, using diverse feminist perspectives, attempts to explore the limits or circulated setbacks for women in gender biased societies as well as studies the female characters to analyse the limits of their potentials. This study also attaches importance to Rokeya’s life who was herself an embodiment of her own philosophy. She envisions in the texts a possibility for women by fulfilling their duty towards themselves. However, the texts are more about women’s potentials than their performance in reality due to the prevalent restrictions which the texts defy.