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). Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ Chapter-III Novels of Triveni. shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in.
- ↑ Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Sahitya Akademi(1992). ISBN 8172013248
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