The Japanese Wife

Hariprobha Basu Mallik 18901972 of Dhaka married Japanese citizen Wemon Takeda and went to Japan in 1912 About her travel and experiences in Japan she wrote a book titled as Travel in Japan by a Bengalee Woman Bongo Mohilar Japan Jatra Regarding travelogues on Japan the first book that comes into any Bengalees mind is Rabindranath Tagores well known Traveller to Japan Japan Jatri But while Tagore wrote about the beauty and aesthetics of Japan with profound depth Hariprobha portrayed the everyday domestic life of the common Japanese people Japan during the beginning of the last century seems a different country altogether Hariprobha during her last visit to Japan in 1941 used to read Bengali news from Tokyo radio for Subhas Chandra Boses Azad Hind Fouz After the Second World War Hariprobha returned to India and died in Kolkata in 1972