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The title character of Jibanananda Das’s poem, described as a woman from Natore, a small town in present-day Bangladesh. Her identity — real or imagined — has been debated by scholars. Her name is a common Bengali feminine name of the Bhadralok community. In the poem, she functions as a symbol of peace, beauty, and refuge.
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