Binodini dasi autobiography meaning
Binodini dasi autobiography meaning
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Binodini Dasi
Indian actress
Binodini Dasi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1863 (1863) |
| Died | 1941 (aged 77–78) |
| Other names | Notee Binodini |
| Occupation | Drama actress |
Binodini Dasi (1863–1941), also known as Noti Binodini, was an Indian Bengali actress.[1] She started acting at the age of 12 and ended by the time she was 23, as she later recounted in her noted autobiography, Amar Katha (The Story of My Life) published in 1913.[2][3]
Biography
Binodini Dasi was born into a poor family and as a child she followed tawaif Ganga Bai learn music, accompany her for music sessions.She was nine when she first saw a play.
Awe-struck by the stage, Binodini Dasi expressed her desire to act.[4] She started her career as a tawaif and at age twelve she played her first serious drama role in Calcutta's National Theatre in 1874, under the mentorship of its founder, Girish Chandra Ghosh.[5][6] Her care