ଗୋଧୂଳିର ବାଘ

by Manoj Das

The erstwhile raja of Samargarh returns to his abandoned palace in Nijanpur, after years of self-exile, with his sick daughter and his supposed half-sister, and immediately assumes the responsibility of killing a man-eating tiger. Assisting him are a few noted men of the valley including Dev the owner and manager of a resort. But as the hunt intensifies Dev realizes that things aren’t as they seem: Heera, the raja’s sister, has an inexplicable power over the men in the hunting party and a strange connection with the tiger. As the men get closer to killing the beast, bizarre things begin to happen, hinting at the influence of the supernatural.

144 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2017

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

[Rakesh Sha · Rating 5 out of 5]

ମନ୍ତ୍ର ମୁଗ୍ଧ ରଚନା । ପୁସ୍ତକ ମେଳା ରେ ବହି ଟି ବହୁତ ଥର ଦେଖିଚି ହେଲେ କିଣିପାରି ନଥିଲି । ଆଜି ହିଁ ଏ ଉପନ୍ୟାସ ର ଶେଷ ପୃଷ୍ଠା ପଢିଲି । ଆନନ୍ଦ ସହ ଖୁସି ଏବଂ ମଝିରେ ମଝିରେ ଝରି ଆସେ କିଛି ଲୁହ । ଚରିତ୍ର ଗଠନ ଉଚ୍ଚକୋଟୀର । Spoiler ଦେବା ପାଇଁ ଉଚିତ୍ ଭାବୁନି । ବାଘ କାହାଣୀ ର ମୁଖ୍ୟ ଚରିତ୍ର ନହେଲେ ବି ସୂତା ସଦୃଶ ବାନ୍ଧି ରଖିଚି ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କାହାଣୀ ଟିକୁ।