The first novel written in India is generally attributed to Raja Rammohan Roy, a prominent social reformer and intellectual in the early 19th century. He wrote a Bengali novel titled "Rajmohan's Wife," which was published in 1864, posthumously. This novel is considered the first Indian novel written in English or any Indian language.
"Rajmohan's Wife" is a pioneering work in Indian literature as it marked the beginning of the novel as a literary form in the country. Raja Rammohan Roy's novel addressed social and cultural issues of his time and laid the foundation for the development of Indian fiction in the years to come.
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