Category: LiteraturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ଗଳ୍ପ

/galpa/Roman

English meaning: Short Story

Odia Definition

(ଓଡ଼ିଆ)

ଗଳ୍ପ ଏକ ସ୍ୱଳ୍ପ ଆକାରର କଥାସାହିତ୍ୟ। ଫକୀର ମୋହନ ସେନାପତି ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଗଦ୍ୟ ଓ ଗଳ୍ପ ସାହିତ୍ୟର ପ୍ରଣୋଦ। ଗୋପୀନାଥ ମହାନ୍ତି ଓ ଅନ୍ୟ ଲେଖକ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଗଳ୍ପ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ସମୃଦ୍ଧ କରିଛନ୍ତି।

English Definition

A brief fictional narrative. Fakir Mohan Senapati is considered the father of Odia prose and the short story. Odia literature's short story tradition flourished in the 20th century with writers like Gopinath Mohanty.

Example

ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଗଳ୍ପ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ବିଶ୍ୱ ସ୍ତରରେ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁଥ।

In English: Odia short story literature is well known at the world level.

Synonyms

  • କାହାଣୀ

Literary Heritage

କବି ବାଣୀ ଅମୃତ ଝର, ଯୁଗ ଯୁଗ ଧରି ବହେ।

/kabi bāṇī amṛta jhara, yuga yuga dhari bahe./

The poet's words are a flow of nectar, flowing across ages.

Upendra Bhanja · Poet Laureate · 1670–1720

Vaidehisha Vilasa

Vaidehisha Vilasa, Canto 1 — invocation on the immortal power of poetry

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Language
ଓଡ଼ିଆ
Odia
Script
Odia
Family
Indo-Aryan
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