A history of literature is not really a history. Neither does it intend to give anything final as a conclusion. It is rather a story which tends to become more intimate and intriguing as one goes deeper into it. And what is more, as in any other area of love and real involvement, there is so much of the personal stances to be reckoned with and taken care of.
The history of Oriya literature is a dialogue which is about a thousand years old. This dialogue has taken place upon a background which is dimensionally as old as man and culture in India. Hence, to write the story again is to share in that dialogue and also to throw out a few propositions with a certain perspective, which in its turn, will invite yet more sharing. There should be no other major inspiration behind writing a history of any literature.
I am grateful to the Orissa Sahitya Akademi for having given me the opportunity to prepare this monograph. The monograph should evoke more questions and occasion a thinking with wider perspectives.
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