Basanti: Writing the New Woman

by Baishnab Charan Das, Harihar Mahapatra, Annada Shankar Ray

Serialised in Utkala Sahitya between May 1925 and November 1927 and published as a book in 1931, Basanti is a landmark attempt at writing a new kind of novel in Odisha. It is new at least in three senses. It is a product of a well thought out plan for collaborative writing. It is a novel with a focus on women. It is a novel of ideas. Nine young authors, six men and three women, belonging to the 'Sabuja Age' in Odia literature, a short-lived but immensely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199489866
• ISBN13: 9780199489862
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 276 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 5.6"