Meet Odisha's Renowned First Woman Artist — Kalki News (Hindi)

A Hindi-language edition of her feature interview, published by Kalki News (Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh) on 10 June 2025 under the headline 'Miliye Odisha ki Prasiddh Pratham Mahila Kalakar Shrimati Basant Kumari Samant Se' (Meet Odisha's Famous First Woman Artist Smt Basant Kumari Samant). The translation carries her story to a wider North Indian readership — her pioneering entry into Khallikote's Government Arts and Crafts College in 1957, her advocacy for art education for girls, and the long list of honours bestowed on her by academies and cultural bodies across Odisha.