Odia Padabali O Champu Sahitya” by Dr. Surendra Kumar Maharana is a scholarly work that provides a detailed exploration of two important genres of Odia classical literature — Padabali and Champu Sahitya. This book delves into the historical background, literary significance, poetic styles, themes, and cultural influence of these genres, which are closely associated with Odisha’s devotional and artistic heritage. The author offers critical analysis and literary interpretations, making it an essential resource for students, researchers, and literature enthusiasts. Rich with references to notable poets and their compositions, the book is especially useful for UGC NET Odia, MA in Odia, SLET, and other competitive exams related to Odia literature.

କବିଚନ୍ଦ୍ର କାଳୀଚରଣଙ୍କର ଆତ୍ମଲିପି ‘କୁମ୍ଭାରଚକ’ ଆଧାରରେ ଡ. ସେଣଙ୍କର ପ୍ରବନ୍ଧ ପୁସ୍ତକ ‘ଓଡିଆ ସାହିତ୍ୟ-ସଂସ୍କୃତି ଓ କବିଚନ୍ଦ୍ର କାଳୀଚରଣ’। ଏଥିରେ ସନ୍ନିବିଷ୍ଟ ମୋଟ୍ ୨୮ ଗୋଟି ପ୍ରବନ୍ଧ ଲେଖକଙ୍କର କଳାତ୍ମକ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଦୃଷ୍ଟିର ଅନୁପମ ନିଦର୍ଶନ। କବିଚନ୍ଦ୍ର କେବଳ ଓଡିଶାର ନୁହଁନ୍ତି, ସମଗ୍ର ଭାରତ ବର୍ଷରେ ଏକ ବହୁ ଚର୍ଚ୍ଚିତ ପ୍ରତିଭା ଓ ସାରସ୍ୱତ ସାଧକ। ତାଙ୍କ ଆତ୍ମଜୀବନୀ ‘କୁମ୍ଭାରଚକ’ ଏକ ଅନବଦ୍ୟ କୃତି। ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସାହିତ୍ୟ-ସଂସ୍କୃତିର ଏହା ରସୋତ୍ତୀର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଇତିହାସ; ଏକ ନିର୍ଭୁଲ ସାମାଜିକ ସନନ୍ଦ। ଓଡ଼ିଆ ନାଟ୍ୟ ସଂସ୍କୃତି କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ କବିଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଏକ ଅନୁଷ୍ଠାନ; ଓଡ଼ିଆ ନାଟ୍ୟ ଜଗତରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ‘ଭରତ ମୁନି’ ଭାବେ ଖ୍ୟାତ। ତାଙ୍କ କୃତି-କୀର୍ତ୍ତି ସମ୍ପର୍କରେ ଯେତେ ଆଲୋଚନା କଲେ ବି ଅପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣାଙ୍ଗ ପ୍ରତୀୟମାନ ହୁଏ। ଏହି ପ୍ରଥିତଯଶାଙ୍କ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧରେ ବୌଦ୍ଧିକ ତଥା ତାତ୍ତ୍ୱିକ ଚର୍ଚ୍ଚା ଡ. ସେଣଙ୍କ ପୁସ୍ତକଟିରେ ଜାରି ରହିଛି, ତାହା ଅତୀବ ପ୍ରଶଂସନୀୟ; କାଳଜୟୀ ପ୍ରଚେଷ୍ଟା ମଧ୍ୟ। ଏହା ସମସାମୟିକ ସାହିତ୍ୟାନୁରାଗୀ ଓ ଉତ୍ତର ପିଢ଼ିଙ୍କ ଦୃଷ୍ଟି ବହୁ ଭାବରେ, ବହୁ ରୂପରେ ଆକର୍ଷଣ କରିବ। ପୁସ୍ତକଟିର ରସ ଚାତୁର୍ଯ୍ୟ ବିଦଗ୍ଧ ପାଠକଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ପର୍ଶ କରିବ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ!

The book Odishara Adibasi Sanskruti: Pramukha Abadharana (Tribal Culture of Odisha: Key Concepts) is based on the cultural tradition of tribals of Odisha narrated in Odia. There are 62 tribes in Odisha. They have their culture, worldviews, fair-festivals, arts and aesthetics. In this book, 201 cultural concepts have been narrated with and inserted in lexical structure. Once upon tribals as well as other ethnic communities are labeled as criminal tribes. After seventy years and after independence also they are described as savage, uneducated, blind-believer, and in so many ways. Often in Odisha, tribal area, we have seen tribal children are given branded hot jujube stick to children believing it will recover from bad health what could be seen as a negative result of that immediate believe, but is it blind-belief? If we see this in the intersectionality point of view, many from educated us visiting talisman, praying idol for immediate specific gain, that we all know, and the tribals who are still far away from proper education, health facilities, deprive economically are doing what available at their hands reach helplessly, so how one could state it as a blind-belief? The book is not only about tribal belief, it covers all other day-to-day practices, events, their concept of observing fair and festivals, foods habits, culinary tradition, and ritual related to those, also include the rite-de-passages, agricultural practices and the concepts therein, worshipping of god and goddesses, nature, other rite-rituals, verbal as well as performative tradition like dance, songs, art and crafts, and physical tradition like artefacts. Apart from these some abstract concepts, word views like concepts of weather, earth and water, the relationship between individual and communities, the neighboring ethnic groups also have been incorporated.