The beginning of the orthodox novel is from the last decade of the 19th century. The three novels which are considered to be early orthodox novels are: Hela Umesh Chandra Sarkar’s (1857-1944) Padnamali (Rev 1888), Ramashkar Ray’s (1858-1917) Bivasini (publication, 1891) and Bhima Bhuyan of Gopal Ballabh Das (1890-1914). (Written, 1898, published 1908). “The background of Padmali is historical, The themes are romantic, called romances, and varied in organization Details of the adventure. But the approach of the novel is mainly social.
Magazine Info
| Magazine name | Odia Upanysha Sambhara / ଓଡିଆ ଉପନ୍ୟାସ ସମ୍ଭାର |
| Editor | Jatindra Mohan Mohanty |
| No Of pages | 1185 |
| Publisher | Bhaktamadhu Nagar, Bhubaneshwar |
| Publication | 2008 |
| Printed At | Bhubaneshwar |
| Distributor | NA |