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Literature is the mirror of the society and the litterateurs endeavour to reflect the ditto of the society in it and disseminate all source of information to the people through their writings. Their objective is to renovate and rationalize the society. They inject ideas and morals in their valuable works that it acts like a weapon to realize and put to action in various directions. Literature also helps the people to create nationalistic feeling among themselves and inspire and encourage them for spontaneous participation in any movement of the country. This situation occurred in Orissa by the valuable writings of Oriya litterateurs in the 19th century. They created social consciousness among the people and helped in the political regeneration of the land through their writings. In this context, role of the some of the Oriya women writers is noteworthy. They are Annapurna Devi, Aparna Devi, Kuntala Kumari Sabat, Reba Roy, Sarala Devi, Nirmala Devi, Kokila Devi, Sitadevi Khadanga and Suchitra Devi etc. who had contributed a lot to create national consciousness among the people during British rule.