World Literature Without English: Biswasahitya Granthamala - A Case of the Making of Children's Literature.

This paper is an extensive study of the origin and evolution of children's literature in Odia. In this paper, I intend to examine the major issues associated with the creation of children's world literature. It is the study of the entire process of production, publication, circulation, and reception of literary works in the world literary market, followed by its significant role in imbibing a positive reading habit in the children. The paper proceeds to discuss the strategies involved in developing the children's literature for a specific set of readers. I would also elucidate the existing cultural, linguistic and literal hegemony of English in the world literary market which demands a serious attention. Biswasahitya Granthamala is a remarkable contribution in the field of developing a new trend of literature and nurturing the reading habits. The selected world authors and the literary pieces across the world not only portray the global culture but also generates the adaptability and the thinking ability of the child to comprehend the global issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]