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| Author | Ashapurna Devi |
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| Original title | প্রথম প্রতিশ্রুতি |
| Translator | Indira Chowdhury |
| Language | Bengali |
| Genre | Feminist novel |
Publication date | 1964 |
| Publication place | India |
Published in English | 2004 |
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| OCLC | 56904843 |
| 891.44371 | |
| LC Class | PK1718.A8 |
Prothom Protishruti (pronounced [prɒθɒm prɒtɪʃrʊtɪ] ; transl. The First Promise), also spelled Pratham Pratishruti, is a 1964 Bengali novel by Ashapurna Devi. Considered to be Devi's magnum opus, it tells a story of Satyabati who was given away in marriage at the age of eight to maintain the social norms, and was kept under strict surveillance of brahmanical regulations. The novel narrates Satyabati's struggle to fight against family control, mental violence of the polygamy system, and social prejudices in patriarchal society. It won Rabindra Puraskar in 1965 and Jnanpith Award in 1976.