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Odia Novel Barsha Basanta Baisakha

187 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

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Pratibha Ray

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Pratibha Ray is an Indian academic and writer. Her search for a "social order based on equality, love, peace and integration", continues, since she first penned at the age of nine. She wrote for a social order, based on equality without class, caste, religion or sex discriminations which are so common in India.

She was formerly a professor in Education and former member of Odisha Public Service Commission. She is one of the leading fiction writers in India writing in her mother tongue Odia. She has several novels, travelogues, short story, poetry and essay collections to her credit. She is the recipient of the Jnanpith Award for her contribution to Indian literature, the Moorti Devi Award, the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Shri given by the Government of India.

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January 13, 2026
ଯଦି କେବେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ବହି ପଢ଼ୁଥିବା ପାଠକମାନଙ୍କୁ ନେଇ ଗୋଟେ survey କରାଯିବ ଏବଂ ସେଥିରୁ ସବୁଠାରୁ ଲୋକପ୍ରିୟ ଲେଖକ ଲେଖିକାଙ୍କର ଗୋଟେ ତାଲିକା ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ କରାଯିବ, ପ୍ରତିଭା ରାୟଙ୍କ ନାମ ସେ ତାଲିକାର ସବୁଠାରୁ ଉପର ଆଡକୁ ମିଳିବ, ସେଥିରେ ମୋର ସନ୍ଦେହ ନାହିଁ |
ପ୍ରତିଭା ରାୟଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ବାକ୍ୟ ମତେ ପୁଲକିତ କରେ | ତାଙ୍କର ସବୁଯାକ ଲେଖାକୁ ପଢିବା ହବ - ଏ ଥିଲା ମୋର ନିଷ୍ପତି | ଏ ବର୍ଷ Chronologically ଆରମ୍ଭ ହଉ , ଏହା ଭାବି ଆରମ୍ଭ କରିଥିଲି ତାଙ୍କର ପ୍ରଥମ କୃତି | ପ୍ରଥମ ବହିରୁ ହିଁ ପ୍ରତିଭାଙ୍କର ପ୍ରତିଭା ପ୍ରସ୍ଫଟିତ | ଗୋଟେ ଝିଅ ତା' ଜୀବନରେ ପ୍ରତୟ ପାଇବା ଆଶାରେ କେତେ ପୁରୁଷଙ୍କର କାମ ବାସନାରେ ଦ୍ରବିତ ପ୍ରତାରଣାର ଶିକାର ହୁଏ - ତା ହିଁ ଏ ଉପନ୍ୟାସର ସାରମର୍ମ | କାହାଣୀଟି ସାମାନ୍ୟ predictable ଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ରାୟଙ୍କର ଭାବପ୍ରବଣ ଲେଖା ବହୁତ ମନ ଛୁଆଁ | Can't wait to read more from the author.
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February 27, 2025
"The story delves into the complex emotional landscape of a woman, examining her relationships with three men across her lifetime."
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January 23, 2020
Barsha Basanta Baishakha was the first Odia Novel of Dr. Pratibha Ray published in 1974. One of the best novels by Dr. Pratibha Ray. You can find more details here - bit.ly/30O9inL.
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August 7, 2021
fantastic amazing story
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September 7, 2024
Absolutely gorgeous depiction!!

I really loved from start to finish. It's one of those novels which I would like to read multiple times. Perfect introduction to Pratibha Ray's work.
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