Based on archival research, this fascinating book brings together many of the neglected writings of Oriya women of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Sachidananda Mohanty focusses on a period when women's writings dealt not only with questions of gender and identity but also with cultural, political and ideological issues of their times. Utilizing different forms-short stories, poems, essays, travel writings, novels and letters-these women writers responded honestly both to the world that was in turmoil around them and to the demands of their own inner selves. By articulating and advancin.