It dissects the Marathi ethos through college student Pandurang Sangvikar; (right) In Swatantryottar Marathi Kadambari, author Avinash Sapre traces the post-Independence evolution of the Marathi novel ...

The Marathi and Kannada word for novel is “kadambari”. It’s an interesting choice of word and, presumably, the word probably gained currency only in the 19th century.