କନକ ଉପତ୍ୟକାର କାହାଣୀ

by Manoj Das

118 pages

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Manoj Das, a prolific author, is among India's foremost short story writers. He writes both in Oriya (Odia) and English, and is a Professor of English at the Sri Aurobindo International University, Pondicherry.

Manoj Das was born in a small coastal village named Shankari in Balasore district, Orissa State. Since 1963, he has been an ashramite at Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry. He is presently concentrating on writing novels.

Manoj Das is perhaps the foremost bilingual Oriya writer and a master of dramatic expression both in his English and Oriya short stories and novels. He says that:

"Characters follow the theme of a story, and the words are merely added by author to represent the thoughts of the character."

That is the precise reason why Das's characters in fiction are from so many varied backgrounds, and display many different dimensions of human nature. He is a philosopher, a thinker-writer whose works can be defined as a quest for finding the eternal truth in everyday situations.

Reviews

[Tarinee · Rating 5 out of 5]

ପିଲା ବେଳ ର ସ୍ମୃତି ସବୁ ତାଜା ହୋଇ ଗଲା … ଏ ପରି ଗପ ଟିଏ ପଢ଼ିବାର କି ଭୋକ ଆଉ ପଢି ସାରିବା ପର ର ଆନନ୍ଦ … ସୁନ୍ଦର ବର୍ଷା ଆଉ ତା ସଂଗେ ଏ ମନ ଲୋଭା ପରି ରାଇଜ ର କାହାଣୀ … ଅବଶ୍ୟ ସବୁରି ପରି ମନୋଜ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ର ଲୁଚି ରହି ଥିବା କିଛି ନୀତିଶିକ୍ଷା ଆଉ ତା ସହ କିଛି ଅବସାଦ ଆଉ ଅଭିଯୋଗ… ମଣିଷ ର ଆତ୍ମଘାତୀ ପ୍ରଗତି ପାଚେଷ୍ଟା ର ଅପବାଦ ରେ | ତାଙ୍କ ଭାଷା ଚୟନ ଆଉ ସୃଜନ ଶକ୍ତି ଉପରେ ପଦୁ ଟିଏ ଭି କହିବାର ଯୋଗ୍ୟତା ହୁଏ ତ ଏ ଜନ୍ମ ରେ ସମ୍ଭବ ନୁହଁ … ତୁମ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ରଚନା ପଢି ମୁଁ ଧନ୍ୟ !!!

[Debahuti]

With the other worldly touch upon a rustic canvas, Manoj Das's Stories are hookers that draw the kind of Wilderness into which the soul fused swiftly never wishing to come back to reality.

[BIKASH SAMAL · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful style of writing.Dramatic and efficient use of words.
There are two such writers whom I read use dramatic use of words

MANOJ DAS (ODISHA)=CHARLES DICKENS (ENGLAND)