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The Nest
₹300.00Pakhibsa is a story of the decadence of a family and their dream. This multi-dimensional novel includes a downtrodden family saga and the socio-economic picture of Odisha. The novel portrays a chain of events of an untouchable, downtrodden cattle bone collector, called Satnemis (through the protagonist Antaraa) and his family in western Orissa. Antaraa, the head of the family; his wife Sarasi; their three sons Sanyaasi, Daaktar, and Okil; and their daughter Parabaa.
A downtrodden man dreams of seeing his sons established in their lives. So, he names them Collector, Doctor (Daaktar), and Lawyer (Okil). He dreams of seeing his only daughter, Parabaa, as a bride, but was it ever possible?
The elder son, Sanyaasi, became a bohemian artist. The second son Daaktar became a bonded labourer. The third son Okil joins the Naxals. Days of hunger force Parabaa to be raped for a plate of rice by a forest guard, and later, she adopts the profession of prostitution. The novel ends with the death of Okil. The author juxtaposes lines from Bhagavat (a holy book in every Odia family) to build melancholy and generate intense emotional outages for the characters.
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The Penance
₹380.00Prayaschita (The Penance) is the last of Fakir Mohan Senapati’s four novels and the third and the last in his ‘trilogy of crime and justice’, to use the epithet coined by the eminent Senapati scholar John Boulton. The first two novels of the trilogy are Chhamana Athaguntha (1902, Six Acres and a Third) and Mamu (1913, The Maternal Uncle). Prayaschita was published in 1915, just three years before the death of the novelist. The novel is of value for the light it casts on Fakir Mohan Senapati’s increasingly dark and tragic vision of life lived under the shadow of colonialism. He wrote it to defend the traditional values of the Hindu way of life which he saw as being gravely threatened by the alien value system of the British that had made huge inroads into the Indian society. In fact, it is a telling assault on the English education that is perforce mounted in the form of a defense of the traditional Indian society.
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The Sound of Silence
₹350.00This collection of short stories is assiduously crafted by Ms Anupama Pattanaik on woman psychology and virtuosity, originally written in Odiya and appeared in various issues of Odiya journals. The perfect art of translation into English version by Shri Chitta Ranjan Pattanaik is manifest throughout, so much that the stories appear as if written in original English. Anupama Pattanaik has already proved herself as an accomplished story writer, highly acclaimed in the literary circle. This translated version of her short stories is an added feather in her cap. The stories verily fit into the design and shape as stated by Somerset Maugham in his book ‘On literature’ -“It is a piece of fiction, dealing with single incident, material or spiritual, that can be read at a sitting; it is original, it must sparkle, excite or impress, and it must have unity of effect or impression. It should move in an even line from its exposition to its close.”One of the fundamental principles of story composition is that of unity, says Hudson in his book- An introduction to the study of literature. He further states “…under which head we include unity of motive, of purpose, of action and in addition, unity of impression”. Anupama Pattanaik’s stories adequately fit into this principle and hence engrossing. Most of the stories revolve around women-centric plots eulogizing women’s emancipation. The story ‘Miser’ unfolds Indrani Devi’s all-encompassing tacit love for the villagers. In “Repayment”, the perfect depiction of an older lady’s compassion and noble mode of repayment of debt by the beneficiary-the aspiring girl, is a touching tale. The issue of superstition and blind belief is deftly handled in ‘Mangamma’ to the reader’s delight. The resilience of a devoted wife is suitably characterized in ‘The Shadow’ and the common trait of a devoted wife delineated magnificently.
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Ujuda Aadhara
₹275.00Things Fall Apart ସବୁଠୁ ଲୋକପ୍ରିୟ ହେବା ସହ ଆର୍ନ୍ତଜାତିକ ପାଠକୀୟ ସ୍ୱୀକୃତି ଲାଭ କରିଛି । ଏହି ପୁସ୍ତକଟି ଷାଠିଏରୁ ଊର୍ଦ୍ଧ୍ୱ ଭାଷାରେ ଅନୂଦିତ ହୋଇସାରିଛି । ଏଥିରେ ଏକ ଅନନ୍ୟ କାହାଣୀ ଓ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା ଶୈଳୀ ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ସେ ୟୁରୋପୀୟ ଉପନିବେଶବାଦକୁ ଆଫ୍ରିକୀୟ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିଭଙ୍ଗୀରେ ଉପସ୍ଥାପନା କରିଛନ୍ତି । ଆଫ୍ରିକାର ନାଇଜେରିଆରେ ଇଂରେଜ ଉପନିବେଶବାଦର ସ୍ଥାପନ ହେଲା ପରେ ଇଂରାଜୀ ଶିକ୍ଷା, ସଭ୍ୟତା ଏବଂ ଖ୍ରାଷ୍ଟଧର୍ମର ପ୍ରଚାର ଓ ପ୍ରସାର ହେଲା । ଏଇ ଧକ୍]କାରେ ନାଇଜେରିଆର ପାରମ୍ପରିକ ସମାଜ ଓ ସଂସ୍କୃତି ଭୁଷୁଡି ପଡ଼ିଲା । ଫଳରେ ନାଇଜେରିଆରେ ଏଯାବତ୍ ଚଳି ଆସୁଥିବା ପୁରୁଣା ଭାବଧାରା ଓ ମୂଲ୍ୟବୋଧର କ୍ରମଶଃ ବିଘଟନ ହେବାକୁ ଲାଗିଲା । ସାଂସ୍କୃତିକ ଆଧାର ଉଜୁଡ଼ି ଗଲା । ଇଂରେଜ ଶାସନ ଓ ଖ୍ରାଷ୍ଟ ଧର୍ମର ଚାପରେ ସାଧାରଣ ଦେଶୀୟ ଜନଜୀବନ ନିଜସ୍ୱ ସଂଗଠନ ହରାଇଲା । ଏମିତି ଏକ ବିକଳ ଓ ବିକଟ ପରିସ୍ଥିତିର ସାମ୍ନା କରୁକରୁ ଉପନ୍ୟାସର ନାୟକ ଓକୋଙ୍କୋ ଶେଷରେ ଆତ୍ମହତ୍ୟା କଲା । କାରଣ ତା ପାଇଁ ସାମାଜିକ ଓ ସାଂସ୍କୃତିକ ରହିତ ଜୀବନ – ଆଉ ଜୀବନ ହେଇ ରହିଲା ନାହିଁ । ଏପରି ଏକ ମର୍ମସ୍ପର୍ଶୀ ସଂଘର୍ଷକୁ ନେଇ Things Fall Apart ର କାହାଣୀ ଉପଜିବ୍ୟ ।
‘ଉଜୁଡ଼ା ଆଧାର’ ଏଇ ସମ୍ବେଦନଶୀଳ ଉପନ୍ୟାସର ଓଡ଼ିଆ ରୂପାନ୍ତର । ଭାରତୀୟ / ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାବେ ଆମେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଉପରୋକ୍ତ ପରିସ୍ଥିତିର ସାମ୍ନା କରିଆସୁଛୁ । ଏଇ ପରିପ୍ରେକ୍ଷୀରେ ଏଇ ଅନୁବାଦଟି ଓଡ଼ିଆ ପାଠକଙ୍କୁ ଆମର ଭାଙ୍ଗି ଯାଉଥିବା ଆଧାର ସମ୍ପର୍କରେ ସଚେତନ କରିବ ବୋଲି ବିଶ୍ୱାସ ।
