Retrieval and interpretation of India’s colonial past remains an essential task before literary critics and historians of culture. In this pioneering volume, Sachidananda Mohanty examines rare documents and archival material of 19th century Orissa in order to underline the central role played by Sailabala Das (1875-1968) vis-à -vis female education and social reforms in Orissa under the Raj. Professor Mohanty uses several literary modes such as travel, autobiography, letters, essays and memoirs for his task. As a feminist, nationalist and social reformer, Sailabala leaves behind a legacy few can match.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sachidananda Mohanty
Recipient of The Katha Award - 1992 (Presented by the President of India) , Sachidananda Mohanty is currently on the faculty of the Department of English, University of Hyderabad. The author has earlier taught English Literature at Utkal and Berhampur University in Orissa. Educated at Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education, Pondicherry and the University of Hyderabad, Dr. Mohanty received his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1987. He was the British Council Visitor in U.K. for 1990 and during 1990-91 he was the Visiting Fulbright Scholar at the Humanities Research Centre, University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A. Dr. Mohanty's writings have appeared in some of the leading journals and newspapers of the country and his first book Phonix in Peacock's Land : D.H. Lawrence Scholarship in India (co-authored) was earlier published by The Writer's Workshop, Calcutta.
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