Mother Orissa, Mother India, Mother Victoria
Expressions of National Life in Colonial Orissa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11048975 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dasarathi Moharana (0009-0009-6143-6303, Ravenshaw University, corresponding author), Urmishree Bedamatta (Ravenshaw University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 510-532 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nationalities Papers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/nps.2024.21 |
| OpenAlex | W4392741824 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
In the early 20th century, Orissa, a province in British India, was marked by dismemberment and fragmentation. Nationalist leaders in colonial Orissa often portrayed the province as a disfigured mother to evoke nationalist sentiment among the Odia people and garner support for the unification of the Oriya-speaking tracts in adjacent provinces to form a separate and complete Orissa province. One painting from the period depicts a woman representing “Mother Orissa” being dissected on a table by an Englishman and surrounded by wolf-headed figures representing Bengal, Madras, and Bihar, who were opposed to the idea of Orissa’s unification. However, these leaders were careful not to create an environment of coercion and sought to allow for expressions of difference to foster a healthy national life. One way they did this was by trying to unite intrareligious groups in Orissa while also calling for the need to bring together people of different regions living in Orissa. Additionally, they balanced their allegiance and devotion among three mothers: Mother Orissa, Mother India, and Mother Victoria
Ancient history · Archaeology · Colonialism · Geography · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Demography · Gender Studies · History · Social and Economic Development in India · South Asian Studies and Diaspora
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |