Describe the experiments of Bindubasini in Protiva Basu's short story, The Marooned.

In the short story of Prativa Bose's The Marooned, the female protagonist, Bindubasini is a helpless widow just
crossed the new border from East Bengal to West Bengal along with her daughter-in-law Uttara and her two teenage
granddaughters. The story starts with describing the beautiful house of her affluent family in East Pakistan. Then, the
Redcliff's line just had drowned. As a result Hindu and Muslims who had been living peacefully for centuries suddenly
were made enemy of each other. However, new passport were launched along with new identity. However,
Bindubasini's fatal fate was waiting to meet the worst.

After crossing the border, Bindubasini along with three other helpless women reached in a mango grove along with
other refugees. Tired of walking, they slept in safe land for Hindus far away from the rapists from the rival community.
But her illusion disappeared when a masculine hand tried to grab her teenage granddaughter in the darkness of that
night. However, she realized women are not safe anywhere and the rapists have no religion. The worst thing was yet
to come as vultures were roaming around. The helpless younger granddaughter was burning with a fever and needed
urgent medical treatment. To exploit this utter helplessness, one of the vultures, Kesabanand, with the attire of a
Hindu saint who had evil eyes on Bindobasini‟s young daughter-in-low, Uttara and her teenage granddaughters. He
initially approached to them as a relief worker. Finally, Bindubasini fell into the trap of Kesabnanda. Kesabnand took
them to a car and after a long drive they reached his ashram far away from the locality. Initially, she was impressed
with his show of generosity. He fetched a doctor and some medicine despites she died.

Very soon, Kesab started executing his dirty work of supplying women to his master Rajiblachan and others. First, he
took Uttara to Rajiblachan in pretence on giving job of babysitter. Then a few days later, he took the young Nilu to a
film producer who first raped her first and forced her to be a prostitute. The old Bindubasini became the burden on
Kesab and for the Ashram. One day, from a running car, Kesab kicked her off. Thus, the story ends with the tragic
death of Bindubasini.

The partition of India made millions of citizens refugees in their own country. Women refugees were the worst
victims of partition. During the partition, they were the target of men from opposing communities. In the post-
partition era, they were the target of the males from the same community. In both the texts, the female protagonists
are presented as responsible and dedicated members of their family. Bindunbasini is passive, caring, and lovable. In
Protiva Bose's story Bindhubasini's fear of the rival community, leads her to cross the border, leaving her home to
protect her daughter-in-law and granddaughters, but in vain. The story ends with the tragic death of Bindhubasini. The
story has described the pathetic condition of refugees as a whole and women refugees in particular. Thus, both the
narratives reflect that the women refugees were the worst victims of partition. Generally, it is believed that women
refugees during partition of India were mainly targeted by the male folk of the rival community as they carry the
"honour" of the community. This is a myth. Actually, the rapists and misogynists have no religion Thus, Manik
Bandopadhyay and Prativa Bose have exposed different layers of hypocrisy of the male dominated society.