Sultana's Dream
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In this episode we consider a book first published in India in 1905 in Colonial Bengal. The story was published in Bengali newspapers and was well recognised as a witty and interesting tale of reverse purdah. As such, it is a utopian tale in which the women are in control and are in charge of all major institutions of the public sphere. The text is available online as a free to read online version. It is a short read as you may expect from a story in a newspaper. We refer to the book Inglorious Empire by Shashi Tharoor - what the British did to India. We hope you enjoy the consideration of a non-capitalist, peaceful, feminist, environmentally sound society. As we discuss, one of the great values of utopian or speculative fiction is that if something can be imagined, perhaps it can be... This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shewrotetoo.substack.com
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