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'''''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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indira Bai |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/indira-bai/article28030334.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=22 April 2021 |archive-url= | '''''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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indira Bai |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/indira-bai/article28030334.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=22 April 2021 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210422035257/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/indira-bai/article28030334.ece |archive-date=22 April 2021 |language=en-IN |date=2 July 2000}}</ref> It dealt with the hitherto ostracized practice of [[Remarriage#Remarriage following widowhood|widow remarriage]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chapter-III Novels of Triveni|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/96203/8/08_chapter%203.pdf|publisher=shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in|accessdate=26 April 2017}}</ref> A [[social novel]] set in present-day [[Kanara|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.<ref>{{cite book|last1=George|first1=K. M.|title=Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems|date=1992|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m1R2Pa3f7r0C|isbn=8172013248|accessdate=26 April 2017|chapter=Modern Kannada Literature}}</ref> | ||
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| Author | Gulavadi Venkata Rao |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
| Pages | 218 |
| ISBN | 9383052694 |
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]
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- ↑ "Indira Bai". The Hindu. 2 July 2000. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Chapter-III Novels of Triveni" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ↑ George, K. M. (1992). "Modern Kannada Literature". Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 8172013248. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
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