Sumanyu Satpathy

Satpathy has co-edited Natabar Samantaray: A Reader (Sahitya Akademi, 2017);[6] The Tenth Rasa: An Anthology of Indian Nonsense[7] (Penguin, 2007), and Signifying the Self: Women and Literature (Macmillan, 2 nd Edn.

He co-edited Signifying the Self: Women and Literature[10] (Macmillan, 2004), a collection of essays "that explores the multifarious expressions of feminism in India",[11] along with Malashri Lal and Shormishtha Panja.

[14] Regenia Gagnier commented "Satpathy meticulously traces how adhunik Odia sahitya arises from famines and linguistic domination, modern machines and institutions, traditional aesthetic theory and practice, urban and especially rural contexts.

The author examines various controversies, ranging from language and khadi to sexuality and authorship, and discusses their impact on both local and national levels during colonial and post-colonial times.

[21] By analyzing figures like Sarala Das, Radhanath Ray, Tagore, Gandhi, and Premchand, the book provides insights into how controversies influence cultural imagination and identity construction.