Quote by Begum Rokeya: “What do you mean by 'purdah'? We have no purdah here. Our purdah is for men.”

This quote from her utopian story cleverly reverses traditional gender roles to highlight the absurdity and societal construction of purdah, suggesting that such restrictions are arbitrary and can be applied to anyone, exposing their patriarchal roots.

In 'Sultana's Dream,' Rokeya imagines a utopian society called Ladyland where women rule and men are confined to indoors. This narrative was a radical critique of the 'purdah' system and gender segregation prevalent in her time.

Bengali Muslim feminist, writer, and educator, born in Rangpur in 1880, who pioneered advocacy for women's education in colonial India. Her satirical science fiction story 'Sultana's Dream' imagined a society where women were free and men were secluded, and she founded the first school for Muslim girls in Calcutta.