Question

How did Rassundari Devi learn to read and write?

• A. By reading the Chaitanya Bhagabat
• B. By eavesdropping on English teachers who were teaching boys in a school near her house
• C. By studying school notes of her son and her husband’s work notes and books
• D. From an English teacher who lived near her house

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

The correct options are
A By reading the Chaitanya Bhagabat
B By eavesdropping on English teachers who were teaching boys in a school near her house
C By studying school notes of her son and her husband’s work notes and books

Education was not a right given to women back in the day. During such a time, Rassundari Devi taught herself to read and write by eavesdropping on English teachers, teaching boys in a school near her house. She also learnt by reading the Chaitanya Bhagabat. She also learnt by studying school notes of her son and her husband’s work notes and books.