Indira Bai

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Indira Bai
AuthorGulavadi Venkata Rao
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada
Publication date
1899
Pages218
ISBN9383052694

Indira Bai is an Indian novel in the Kannada language written by Gulavadi Venkata Rao (1844–1913). Published in 1899, it is considered the first modern novel in Kannada.[1] It dealt with the hitherto ostracized practice of widow remarriage.[2] A social novel set in present-day coastal Karnataka, and allegedly based on real incidents, it portrays a society in transition. Supporting widow remarriage, it denounces social evils like corruption in the bureaucracy and the reactionary attitude of established religious institutions and takes a critical view of contemporary society.[3]

References[edit]

  1. "Indira Bai". The Hindu. 2 July 2000. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. "Chapter-III Novels of Triveni" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. George, K. M. (1992). "Modern Kannada Literature". Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 8172013248. Retrieved 26 April 2017.