Telling Women’s Lives: A Study of Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi’s Autobiography “Jeevan Jeevan Bor Onupom”

Abstract

Autobiographical writings by women directly reflect crucial differences about women’s sense of ‘self’. They are representative of not only the protagonist’s self but also epitomizes the society of which she is the part. Autobiographical writings by women have concentrated on issues like ‘voicing a female subjectivity, textuality and sexuality’. The female autobiographical writers have tried to voice the ‘unsaid’ aspects of their life. Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi’s autobiography Jeevan Jeevan Bor Onupom (2016) is not merely a chronicle of events but a powerful philosophical statement and a testament to human resilience. The autobiography is a powerful first-person narrative that chronicles a journey from a state of enforced helplessness to one of self-determination.