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Feminism is a struggle for equality of women to make them equal with men. In this writing, I have chosen to depict the effort and the struggle of Rebati, the designated character in the novel of Fakir Mohan Senapati to get equal status in the male dominated society. It depicts the entire education system of early 19th century India and particularly 0disha. The study of the Indian famine psyche evolves a change from tradition to Modernity. The great as well as the first short story writer in Odia language has immortalized the character of Rebati by seemingly simple yet powerful narrative. He has delineated the dark side of women’s plight prevalent in the social milieu of pre independent India. It can be taken as an allegory for women’s education and identity. It is considered as a milestone in the literary feminist world. It depicts the mindset of the people regarding women education and the blind belief relating to it. The whole family gets destroyed with the epidemic cholera and the prejudice of education becomes the only cause of its devastation. No doubt it depicts the female education system of the time, but it depicts the struggle and conflict of identity in the subjugated world of men.

Feminism, prejudice, identity, conflict and epidemic