JYOTIPRASAD’S FEMINIST IDEAS

Abstract

Jyotiprasad is one of the leading cultural architects of twentieth century Assam. The life span of
Jyotiprasad Agarwala (1903-51) corresponds to s historical phase of transaction of Assamese and Indian
Society to a modern era. The freedom movement got enriched during this phase and attained intensity
through different experiments and achieved the most desired independence amid the tragedies of partition
and communal cleansing. This was also a period when both the Assamese and the rest of India attained the
consciousness of modern self-entity in all assets of art, literature, science and culture. Jyotiprasad was a
true representative of this age of cultural awakening of the Assamese society. His significant role in the
woman emancipation movement in the 20th century of Assam makes him an unconscious feminist.