''Boro Saheb Ongbi Sanatombi'' is the first

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

written by

M. K. Binodini Devi Maharaj Kumari Binodini Devi (6 February 1922 - 17 January 2011) was an Indian novelist, short story writer, playwright, lyricist and member of the royal family of Manipur. She published books under the name ''Binodini''. She was best known for h ...

. The book was published in 1976 and printed by Lamyanba Printers. The novel follows the romance between the writer's rebellious aunt ''Sanatombi'', a Meitei princess and the first political agent of Manipur after the British colonization of Manipur, Lt. Col. ''Henry P. Maxwell''. The book won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in the year 1979. The sixth edition of the novel was published in March 2019. This book is a part of the syllabus of the M.A. (Meitei Mayek) course prescribed by the Manipur University.

Translation

This novel has been translated into English language by the writer's son, L. Somi Roy under the title ''The Princess And The Political Agent''. The translated ebook was published by Penguin Modern Classics and released on 11 May 2020 in Amazon.

References

1976 Indian novels Novels set in India {{1970s-novel-stub