The ancestor - Dadi Buddha

by Gopinath Mohanty

Amriter Santan

Genres: India

68 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1965

About the author

Gopinath Mohanty, winner of the Jnanpith award, and the first winner of the National Sahitya Akademi Award in 1955 - for his novel, Amrutara Santana - was a prolific Odia writer of the mid-twentieth century.

Reviews

[Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi]

I read the translation by Arun Kumar Mohanty. This is a beautiful novella about life in a tribal village in Orissa. This is a story about love, caste and faith. The description of each character and the surroundings of the village are very rich. I found this book in the Champaca Bookstore and library (https://www.champaca.in/). I am really happy that they have lots of translation and Tejaswi helped with find this one.

[S.Ach]

ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଆଦିବାସୀ ଜୀବନର ଗୋଟେ ନିରୀହ ରୂପରେଖ।

P.S. Would love to read its English translation, as I am not able to imagine how could this be translated and still depict its pristine beauty.

[D Sibaram]

This book is romanticised portrait of tribal society in dark forest in Koraput district of Odisha. The author lays the cruel pattern of dispossession and attachment with earthly behaviour.

Descriptions are very much ornamental and authentic . Worth reading

[Ekamra Book Reviews]

The book is based in the nineteen forties when India was at the fag end of getting independence. The life and exploitation of tribals in Koraput (Odisha) are portrayed, and the vivid description of the atrocities brings tears to your eyes. A great read for us and a definite recommendation from our side.

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