Translated from Bengali by Shamita Das Gupta

Pari, breaks traditional gender roles and challenges the idea that a woman’s value depends only on her relationships with men. Despite being exquisitely beautiful, she uses her looks to defy patriarchal norms. As she navigates a world dominated by men, she embodies qualities society disapproves of in her fight against sexism.

Translated from the Bengali novella “Karabas” by Ahana Biswas, it delves into patriarchy’s core values—female roles, beauty, violence, desire, control, and power. “The Caged” portrays both crime and female empowerment with depth and complexity.