This document summarizes a study of the early 20th century Odia novel Basanti, which was a collaborative work by 9 authors published serially in Utkal Sahitya. It explores the cosmopolitan elements present in the authors, form, and subject matter of the novel. The authors included advocates for women's liberation. The collective composition method and awareness of trends showed cosmopolitanism in form. The selection of feminist and non-singular story content demonstrated cosmopolitanism in the subject matter. References include works by Achebe, Das, Mohanty, Satpathy, and Senapati on related topics.
This document summarizes a study of the early 20th century Odia novel Basanti, which was a collaborative work by 9 authors published serially in Utkal Sahitya. It explores the cosmopolitan elements present in the authors, form, and subject matter of the novel. The authors included advocates for women's liberation. The collective composition method and awareness of trends showed cosmopolitanism in form. The selection of feminist and non-singular story content demonstrated cosmopolitanism in the subject matter. References include works by Achebe, Das, Mohanty, Satpathy, and Senapati on related topics.
This document summarizes a study of the early 20th century Odia novel Basanti, which was a collaborative work by 9 authors published serially in Utkal Sahitya. It explores the cosmopolitan elements present in the authors, form, and subject matter of the novel. The authors included advocates for women's liberation. The collective composition method and awareness of trends showed cosmopolitanism in form. The selection of feminist and non-singular story content demonstrated cosmopolitanism in the subject matter. References include works by Achebe, Das, Mohanty, Satpathy, and Senapati on related topics.
Century Odia Novel Basanti Presented by Nalinikanta Parhi Transition • Fakir Mohan and Lingistic nationalism • Sabuja juga and romanticism Basanti • 9 Authors ( 6 Male and 3 Female) • First collaborative novel • Serielized in Utkal Sahitya • Collective composition method • Collective imagination of the new woman Cosmopolitan elements • The authors were cosmopolitan • Cosmopolitanism in form • Cosmopolitanism in content Cosmopolitanism in authors • Suprava Kar and her agenda of woman liberation • Sarala Devi and her radical writings • Freida’s account of other writers Cosmopolitanism in form • Awareness of the trends • Collective composition method Cosmopolitanism in Subject matter • Selection of content • Feminist aspect • No danger of the single story References
• Achebe, Chinua. Home and Exile. Canongate, 2011.
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