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Omnibus: An Elongated Shadow, Baying at the Moon, Dream Peddlers
₹725.00Novel 1 – AN ELONGATED SHADOW – Subhas, the pivotal character of this novel observes life at very close quarters. To him the most amazing thing is this human being with whom he interacts. The gradual deterioration of human values, the bizarre society where only money counts so much and the duplicity of the so-called educated drives him distraught. He feels himself drifted away, almost marooned and the sum of life he has been working out so far proved a huge miscalculation leaving him in the lurch, but there is no going back.
Life, a sobriquet of an enigma, is like an inscrutable territory where many things remain concealed, and a much deeper aspect is still to be revealed. Strange…strange are the ways of life.
Novel 2 – BAYING AT THE MOON – This novel is a fusion of my bitter experiences and inner psychic reactions to sufferings and sufferers. From a vantage point when I observe the way of the world, very often I question myself, ” Is everything we do is preordained ? The reply I receive is always equivocal. I think my conclusion (if I have come to) on this controversial issue still remains a moot point. Similar complicated questions, intriguing and relevant in this context, which sometimes jumble my mind, remain insoluble. Being inquisitive I fumble around looking for that open sesame. But I get completely lost in the maze, searching frantically for that much sought-after thing. Like many other mysterious things this too poses enigmatic, and I have been hunting for the clues for its consummate solutions and the hunt is on. I am keen to keep my quest unhampered and unremitting.
Life itself is a novel. I discern no such glaring discrepancy between the two. As novel reveals a panoramic picture of day-to-day events of the world, it is inextricably linked with life
or bound up with each other. It is a true mirror on which the harsh reality of life is reflected.
Novel 3 – DREAM PEDDLERS – Life is undoubtedly a curious and hard combinations of odd situations. So far as ‘ Dream Peddlers’ is concerned, I would like to say candidly, this novel is neither the prototype nor the blue print of my life. But there is a distinct touch of autobiography as I am inextricably linked with all these events. We are agog when our cherished desires – our dreams are fulfilled. Tom, Dick and Harry are not exception to that. ‘Dream Peddlers’ apparently looks a combination of different chapters depicting the character of different persons but actually it is a seamless novel, and the protagonist Sambit is omnipresent at every page of this book.
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On Deerback to a Sunset Unknown
₹250.00This powerful work, of about a hundred and twenty pages, is a compact lyrical narrative, with a tight structure that blends worlds of fairytales with social reality of the Earth. The language of the novel is sheer poetry, and like poetry is sensitive to multiple interpretations and impressions. The idiom in its lyricism and quaint colloquiality is extremely difficult, challenging easy translation. Only, I have tried to get closer to the original. Harina… is the second book by the novelist. It connects thematically to both its predecessor Shun Sange Samayika Sandhi (a temporary truce with zero) and successor Sunaputra Loke (The People of Sunaput). While the first book discusses absurdity of existence and meaninglessness of life through the life’s story of an unemployed youth, handled with humour, Sunaput… takes up repeated government sponsoreddisplacements of a forest and hill community of southern Odisha on a larger scale and the subsequent uprising of a violent movement. The author has often expressed that he was unsure about his career as a writer, and his readership. Sunaput… brought him the prestigious Bhubaneswar Book Fair Award (1992), dispelling irreversibly any such cynicism. —Lipipuspa Nayak
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Orphan and Incarnation
₹200.00This is a collection of two novellas highlighting two burning problems that the society faces today – ill-treatment of in-laws in the hands of their daughter-in-law and live-in relationship.
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Padmamali
₹300.00Published in 1888, Padmamali, by Umesh Chandra Sarkar, is said to be the first novel in Oriya. The sense in which Padmamali can be claimed to be a novel is complicated, however, by the fact that it intertwines strands from traditional genres with the novel form, mixing the old with the new, marking both continuity and innovation. It is perhaps precisely this generic hybridity which has led to Padmamali being considered the first novel, since while it is both a romance and a chronicle it is also more than either of these. Demonstrating an awareness of the process of telling a story and of its effect on potential readers, the narrator conflates the elements of romance (“the evil intention of the wicked man”) and of chronicle, presenting the story as having been dictated by historical events. Absolving the author of all responsibility, the narrator presents his story as pure historical truth, to which even the most marginal alterations are not permitted. In affirming this, however the narrator also insists on the nature of the text as ‘relation’, ‘narration’ and ‘story’-an insistence that contradicts the absolute faithfulness to history and echoes the Preface of 1888, which presents Padmamali as a product both of the writer’s imagination and of historical fact. As such it justifies the claim made for it as the first novel in Oriya.
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Padmamali
₹220.00Published in 1888, Padmamali, by Umesh Chandra Sarkar, is said to be the first novel in Oriya. The sense in which Padmamali can be claimed to be a novel is complicated, however, by the fact that it intertwines strands from traditional genres with the novel form, mixing the old with the new, marking both continuity and innovation. It is perhaps precisely this generic hybridity which has led to Padmamali being considered the first novel, since while it is both a romance and a chronicle it is also more than either of these. Demonstrating an awareness of the process of telling a story and of its effect on potential readers, the narrator conflates the elements of romance (“the evil intention of the wicked man”) and of chronicle, presenting the story as having been dictated by historical events. Absolving the author of all responsibility, the narrator presents his story as pure historical truth, to which even the most marginal alterations are not permitted. In affirming this, however the narrator also insists on the nature of the text as ‘relation’, ‘narration’ and ‘story’-an insistence that contradicts the absolute faithfulness to history and echoes the Preface of 1888, which presents Padmamali as a product both of the writer’s imagination and of historical fact. As such it justifies the claim made for it as the first novel in Oriya.
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Pakshibasa
Pakshibasa is the saga of the declination of a family, a dream, and a future. This multi-dimensional novel includes a downtrodden family saga; the Communist guerilla war (Maoist movement) in current India; and the socio-economic picture of Orissa. All these subjects are combined with a symbolic representation of a mythical story from the Hindu Vaishnavism holy book Bhagwat. In every aspect, the author’s tone is bold and spiky and heightens the awareness and senses of the reader.
The novel is the saga of an untouchable, downtrodden cattle bone collector, Satnemi and his family, and takes place in western Orissa. It is not a story of an individual person but of an entire family. Antara, the head of the family himself, his wife Sarasi, his three sons Sanyasi, Daktar, and Okil, and his daughter Paraba demonstrate the development of restlessness and frustration regarding the ongoing crisis of mankind.
A downtrodden man has a dream to see his sons established in their lives. So he names them “Collector” (Administrative Officer), “Daktar” (Doctor), and “Okil” (Lawyer). He dreams to see his only daughter, Paraba, as a bride in a respectable and rich family. But where the traditional occupation of cattle bone collection is the only way of living, could this ever be possible?
The elder son, Sanyasi, becomes a bohemian artist adopted by a white-skinned priest and has been lost in Japan where he has gone to perform his folk art. His illiterate wife awaits her husband’s return in an alien city.
The second son Daktar became a bonded laborer as the local youths of western Orissa usually prefer to make their living.
The third son Okil, who is considered by his father to be a lazy good-for-nothing, joins the Communist Guerilla movement, locally known as the Maoist Party.
Three days’ hunger forces Paraba to be raped for a plate of rice by a forest guard who the only representative of the Government in the jungle for the people and who also works as an agent for sex trafficking. Later she adopts the profession of prostitution.
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Para Purusha
₹180.00‘ବାୟା ଚଢ଼େଇର ବସା ଓ ଅନ୍ୟାନ୍ୟ ଗଳ୍ପ’ ସଂକଳନରେ ୧୯ଟି କ୍ଷୁଦ୍ରଗଳ୍ପ ଲେଖିସାରିବା ପରେ ମୋତେ ଅନୁଭବ ହେଲା ମୋ ଭିତରେ ସବୁ କାହାଣୀ ଶେଷ ହୋଇଯାଇଛି। କାହାଣୀ ବାକି ନାହିଁ ଆଉ କିଛି ଲେଖିବାକୁ। ଦିନେ ରୁଚିତା ମିଶ୍ର ଆସିଥିଲା, ମୋତେ କହିଲା ତା’ କାହାଣୀ ଲେଖିଦେବାକୁ। ମୁଁ ପ୍ରଥମେ ଶୁଣିବାକୁ ବି ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ ନଥିଲି। ସେ କାହାଣୀ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ସୋପାନକୁ ଏମିତି କହିବା ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲା ଯେ ମୁଁ ଆଡ଼େଇ ଯାଇପାରିଲି ନାହିଁ। ମୁଁ ଭାବିଲି ରୁଚିତା ମିଶ୍ର ନାଁରେ ଗଳ୍ପଟିଏ ଲେଖାଯାଇପାରେ। ସେ ଗଳ୍ପରେ ତା’ ଜୀବନର କାହାଣୀ ବୋହିଚାଲିଲା ଏକ ଅମାନିଆ ସୁଅ ଭଳି। ଯେତେ ବାଧା ଦେଲେ ବି ଏ କାହାଣୀ ଅଥୟ। କାହିଁକି ଅଥୟ ସେକଥା କାହାଣୀ ପଢ଼ିଲେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ବୁଝିଯିବେ। ମୁଁ ଲେଖିଲି ତା’ ଜୀବନର ଅବ୍ୟକ୍ତ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ। ପୃଷ୍ଠା ପରେ ପୃଷ୍ଠା ଦିନକୁ ଦିନ ଯୋଡ଼ିଚାଲିଲି। ପରେ ଅନୁଭବ କଲି ଏ କାହାଣୀ ଖୁବ୍ ଦୀର୍ଘ। ରୁଚିତା ମିଶ୍ର ବି କହିଲା ତୁମେ ଏ କାହାଣୀ କଲମରେ ସାରିପାରିବ ନାହିଁ। ମୁଁ ହସି କହିଲି, ଏଠି ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ଝିଅର କାହାଣୀକୁ କଲମରେ କ’ଣ ଲେଖାଯାଇପାରେ! ସତ କହୁଛି, ଯେତେ ଲେଖିଲେ ବି ମୁଁ ରୁଚିତା ମିଶ୍ରକୁ ସନ୍ତୁଷ୍ଟ କରିପାରିଲି ନାହିଁ। ବୋଧେ କରିପାରିବି ନାହିଁ ଏ ଜନ୍ମରେ। କିନ୍ତୁ ଜନ୍ମ ଦେଇଛି ଉପନ୍ୟାସ ‘ପର ପୁରୁଷ’କୁ। ଏ କାହାଣୀ ଉପନ୍ୟାସ ହୋଇ ଆସିବା ଯେତିକି ଆଚମ୍ବିତ କଥା ନୁହେଁ, ତା’ଠୁ ଅଧିକ ଆଶ୍ଚର]୍ୟ୍ୟ କଥା ହେଲା ରୁଚିତା ମିଶ୍ର ଛଦ୍ମବେଶରେ କାହାଣୀ କହୁଥିବା ନାରୀଟି ଆମ ସମାଜରେ ବଞ୍ଚିଥିବା ଯେକୌଣସି ସାଧାରଣ ନାରୀର କାହାଣୀ। ସେକଥା ଅବଶ୍ୟ ଆପଣମାନେ ବିଚାର କରିବେ।
ଆଉ ଗୋଟିଏ କଥା ଏଠାରେ ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ। ନୂଆକରି କଲମ ଧରିବାବେଳେ ଗପଟିଏ ଲେଖିବାକୁ ସାହସ କରିପାରୁନଥିବା ଝିଅଟିଏ ଦିନେ ଉପନ୍ୟାସ ଲେଖିବାକୁ ମନ ବଳେଇବାର କାରଣ କ’ଣ? କାହାଣୀରେ କେତେ ଝୁଣ୍ଟିଛି, କେତେ ଫୁଟିଛି ରୁଚିତା ମିଶ୍ର, ଏ କାହାଣୀ କେତେ କୋଳେଇବ ସେକଥା ଆପଣମାନେ ହିଁ କଳିବେ। – ବୀଣାପାଣି ପ୍ରଧାନ
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Parfume
₹200.00In the serene mountains of Nepal, Srimaya seeks solace from her bustling life. There, a faint, long-forgotten scent awakens memories of an intense connection, tormenting her quest for solitude.
Haunted by desire and nostalgia, she grapples with her inner turmoil, questioning her identity as a woman. As she delves deeper into her journey, she crosses paths with the enigmatic Gargi, whose life intertwines mysteriously with her own.
Desperate to trace the elusive scent’s origin, Srimaya embarks on a soul-searching odyssey, uncovering the intricate web of human longing and fulfillment. Will she unearth the truth or be forever entangled in the enigma?
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Parineeta
₹180.00ବଙ୍ଗୀୟ ଔପନ୍ୟାସିକ ଶରତଚନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କ ‘ପରିଣୀତା’ ଉପନ୍ୟାସ ଏକ ବହୁଚର୍ଚ୍ଚିତ, ବହୁ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୂଦିତ ସାର୍ଥକ ଉପନ୍ୟାସ, ଯେଉଁଠି ଭାରତୀୟ ସମାଜର ପ୍ରେମ, ପ୍ରଣୟ ଓ ମଧୁର ସମ୍ପର୍କର ଚିତ୍ର ବେଶ ପ୍ରତିଫଳିତ। ଏହାର କଥାବସ୍ତୁ କେତୋଟି ଯୁବ ସୁଲଭ ପ୍ରାଣର ପ୍ରବାହକୁ ନେଇ ଚଳ ଚଞ୍ଚଳ। ଭଲ ପାଇବା-ତହିଁରୁ ସମ୍ପର୍କର ମାନସିକ ସଂଘର୍ଷ ସୃଷ୍ଟି, ସନ୍ଦେହର ଘନ କୁହେଳି, ଧାର୍ମିକ ବାତାବରଣକୁ ନେଇ ସାମାଜିକ ସମ୍ପୃକ୍ତି, ପ୍ରେମର ପବିତ୍ରତା, ଚରତ୍ରଗୁଡିକର ସରଳତା ଓ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦୋଷତା, ସର୍ବୋପରି ପ୍ରେମର ଜୈତ୍ର ପତାକାର ବିଜୟୋତ୍ସବକୁ ସ୍ରଷ୍ଟା ନିଖୁଣ ରୂପେ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କରିଛନ୍ତି।
ଔପନ୍ୟାସିକଙ୍କ ରଚନା ଶୈଳୀ ଓ ଭାଷା ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ସରଳ, ତରଳ, ଭାବଗମ୍ଭୀର ତଥା ବହୁ ଅର୍ଥପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ। ଯେଉଁଠି ଯେତିକି ଆବଶ୍ୟକ ସ୍ରଷ୍ଟା ତାକୁ ହିଁ ଉପଯୋଗ କରିଛନ୍ତି। ପରିଣୀତା ଏକ ପ୍ରେମ କାହାଣୀ ନୁହେଁ ବରଂ ବଙ୍ଗୀୟ ସାମାଜିକ, ସାଂସ୍କୃତିକ ବୈଭବକୁ ସୂକ୍ଷ୍ମ ବିଶ୍ଳେଷଣ କରିଛି ଯାହାକୁ ଅନୁବାଦକ ଡକ୍ଟର କୈଳାସ ବାଣ୍ଠ ସୁନ୍ଦର ଓ ମାର୍ଜ୍ଜିତ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୁସୃଜନ କରିଛନ୍ତି। କୋରାପୁଟରେ ଥିବା ସମୟରେ ସେ ଏହାର ମୂଳଭିତ୍ତି ପକାଇଥିଲେ। ମୁଁ ଜାଣିବାରେ ସେ ଜଣେ ପ୍ରଗଳଭ ଶ୍ରେଣୀକକ୍ଷର ଅଧ୍ୟାପକ ଓ ସାରସ୍ୱତ ସଭାମଞ୍ଚର ବାଗ୍ମୀ ବକ୍ତା। ଶବ୍ଦ ଓ ଭାଷାର ଯାଦୁକାରୀ ସ୍ପର୍ଶରେ ସେ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଆକୃଷ୍ଟ କରିପାରନ୍ତି। ତେଣୁ ଅନୁବାଦକଙ୍କର ଭାଷା ଖୁବ ହୃଦୟସ୍ପର୍ଶୀ ବୋଲି ମୁଁ ନିଜେ ଅନୁଭବ କରିଛି। ଆଶା, ଏହା ବହୁ ପାଠକୀୟ ଆଦୃତି ବୃଦ୍ଧି କରିବାରେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ସହାୟକ ହେବ।
ଅନୁସୃଜନଟି ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସାହିତ୍ୟକୁ ତା’ର ଯଥେଷ୍ଟ ଅବଦାନ ରଖିବ କାରଣ ଅନୁବାଦକ ଅନୁବାଦର ସମସ୍ତ ବିଧି ଓ ବିଧାନକୁ ସାଦରେ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିଛନ୍ତି। ତାଙ୍କର ଶ୍ରମ ସାର୍ଥକ ହେଉ, ଏହାହିଁ ଆଶା କରୁଛି।
–ସଞ୍ଜିତ କୁମାର ଦାସ, ଅଧ୍ୟାପକ, ଇଂରେଜୀ ଭାଷା ଓ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ବିଭାଗ, କେନ୍ଦ୍ରୀୟ ବିଶ୍ୱବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ, ଓଡ଼ିଶା, କୋରାପୁଟ
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Raghu Arakshita
₹350.00କ୍ଷୁଦ୍ରର ପୁଣି ବକ୍ତବ୍ୟ କ’ଣ? ତଥାପି ଯେଉଁମାନଙ୍କର କୃପାକଣା ଲାଭ କରି ଏହି କ୍ଷୁଦ୍ର ଶକ୍ତି ଆଜି ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ତାର ଅସ୍ତିତ୍ୱର ପରିଚୟ ପ୍ରଦାନରେ କୃତାର୍ଥ ହୋଇଅଛି ସେମାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ତାହାର ହୃଦୟର କୃତଜ୍ଞତା ଜ୍ଞାପନ କର୍ତ୍ତବ୍ୟ – ସେଥିପାଇଁ ଏଥିର ସୂଚନା।
ମା ଆନନ୍ଦମୟୀଙ୍କର ଅପାର କରୁଣାବଳରେ ଏହି “ରଘୁ ଅରକ୍ଷିତ” ଉପନ୍ୟାସ ଖଣ୍ଡିକ ମୋର ଦେଶବାସୀଙ୍କ ହସ୍ତରେ ଅର୍ପଣ କରିବାକୁ ସକ୍ଷମ ହୋଇଅଛି। କ୍ଷୁଦ୍ର ଶକ୍ତି ଏବଂ ସ୍ୱଳ୍ପଶିକ୍ଷା ଦ୍ୱାରା ମାତୃଭାଷା ସାହାଯ୍ୟରେ ଦେଶ ଓ ଦଶର ଯତ୍]କିଞ୍ôଚତ୍ ହିତ ସାଧନ ମୋର ଜୀବନର ବ୍ରତ- ଏଥିରେ ଜୟ ପରାଜୟ, ସଫଳତା ବିଫଳତା, ବିଶ୍ୱପିତାଙ୍କ ହସ୍ତରେ।
ରଘୁ ଅରକ୍ଷିତ ଆଜକୁ ପ୍ରାୟ ତିନିବର୍ଷ ହେବ ପାଣ୍ଡୁଲିପି ଆକାରରେ ପଡ଼ି ରହିଥିଲା। ମୋର କତିପୟ ସାହିତ୍ୟିକ ସୁହୃଦ୍ ଓ ସମ୍ପାଦକମାନଙ୍କର ଉତ୍ସାହ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଆଶାନ୍ୱିତା ହୋଇ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିବାକୁ ସାହସୀ ହେଲି। ଏହା ଉତ୍କଳ ନାରୀପ୍ରଣୀତ ପ୍ରଥମ ଉପନ୍ୟାସ କହିଲେ ଅତ୍ୟୁକ୍ତି ହେବନାହିଁ। ଏଥିରେ ବହୁ ଭ୍ରମ ପ୍ରମାଦ ଥିବା ସମ୍ଭବପର। ତଥାପି ଦେବପୂଜାରେ ଦୂବ ବରକୋଳି ପତ୍ରପରି ଏହା ଦେଶବାସୀଙ୍କର ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାପୂତ ହସ୍ତରେ ବିନୀତଭାବରେ ଅର୍ପଣ କରୁଅଛି। ଭରସା, ପାଠକପାଠିକା ଦୟା, ବହି ତ୍ରୁଟି ମାର୍ଜନା ଓ ଗୁଣଗ୍ରହଣ କରି ଏଥିପ୍ରତି ସହାନୁଭୂତି ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶନ କଲେ ସମୁଦାୟ ଶ୍ରମ ସାର୍ଥକ ଜ୍ଞାନ କରିବି। କିମଧିକମିତି।
— ବିନୀତା. ପ୍ରଣେତ୍ରୀ, କଟକ, ଅଗଷ୍ଟ ୧୯୨୬ ମସିହା।
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Salabhanjika
₹350.00The novel Salabhanjika is the story of the dark period of Indian history revived from architectural remains. Salabhanjika, the cave architecture of Jaya Vijaya cave of Kumarigiri hill comes to life at dead of the night and depicts the rolling down events of the past to three visitors who had reached the hilltop with intention to get some herbal remedy for leprosy cure. They had been invited to witness 12 episodes in full moon midnights the event of two thousand years ago due to some spiritual blessing. On the background of the story, there is a defeated kingdom that had risen to the climax by the leadership of a saintly Emperor. He is also a saint in the battlefield; political situation forces him to marry for second time for sake of his kingdom. He was unique in giving up the throne next day he fulfilled his target at a young age of 38 and abandoned his thrown in quest of truth of life.
The story is quite mystic made by the auspicious nature of Salabhanjika and the events rolling down from midnight to close at the rise of the Morning Star. The grace of the Queens of Kalinga and the triumph of the emperor is heralded by the romantic damsel touches the emotions. The emperor was an expert in stagecraft.
In fact, Salabhanjika is the English version of the popular Odia novel Nisardha Salabhanjika, with some additional elements.
