What were some of the themes of early Odia novels?

  Odia novelist like Fakrmohan Senapati, Gopinath Mohanty, Pratibha Ray, Manoj Das and so many have contributed wonderful novels in Oriya.

The Odia Novel has been under the influence of Western literature and the literature from the neighbourhood. Bengali and British literature have played a vital role in shaping Odia literature as it is today.

The Odia language and the state of Odisha had been denied independent status till 1936 and it was only after this landmark in Odia history that its literature started gaining importance. 

Although authors such as, Ramshankar Ray and Umesh Sarkar made attempts at writing novels in Odia in the late 19th century the rise of the Odia novel began with the contribution made by Fakir Mohan Senapati (1843-1918). His trend setting novel was Chhanana Atha Guntha (1897). After Fakir Mohan Senapati however, there was no significant input by any other writer. The first Odia novel on tribals was Bhima Bhuyan by Gopal Ballav Das written in 1898 and published in 1908. The novel was based on the life of a tribal hero Bhima of the Bhuyan tribe of Keonjhar District in Odisha. It was in 1931 that Kalindi Charan Panigarhi’s Matina Manisha gained popularity as it was based on Gandhian principles and ideals.  

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