Eternal Echoes

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The stories included in this collection have been systematically selected from various notable anthologies of Odia short fiction each contributing to the recontextualization of myth within contemporary literary frameworks. Gopinath Mohanty's Hail to Kichak (Jay Kichak) is sourced from </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Gopinath Mohanty Shrestha Galpa</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> (</span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Best Stories of Gopinath Mohanty</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>) edited by Jatindra Mohanty and published by Chaturanga Prakashani (1996). Hemant Kumar Das' I Am Alone in the Hermitage (Ashrama re Ekaki Mu) is derived from his collection </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Hey Surya Hey Akasha</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> (</span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Oh Sun Oh Sky</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>) published by Anand Prakashan Cuttack (2001). Pratibha Ray's Devaki (Devaki) and Rabi Patnaik's Sterile Gandhari (Bandhya Gandhari) are drawn from the anthology </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Samasamayika Odia Galpamala</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> (</span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Contemporary Odia Short Story Collection</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>) edited by Bibhuti Pattanaik and published by the National Book Trust (2000). Ratnakar Chaini's Yashoda (Yashoda) is extracted from his short story collection </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Rutu ra Nama Pipasa</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> (</span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Name of the Season is Thirst</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>) published by Odisha Book Store (1980). Padmaja Pal's The Sorrow of Chandrasena (Chandrasena ra Dukha) has been selected from </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Shreshtha Odia Galpa Sankalana</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> compiled by Mahapatra Nilamani Sahoo and published by the Odisha Sahitya Academy (1985). Ramachandra Behera's Gopapur (Gopapur) is sourced from his anthology of the same title published by Bidya Prakashan (2003). Chandra Sekhar Rath's Ravan (Ravana) and Sunset of Yadu Dynasty (Yadu Bansha re Suryasta) are drawn from </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Chandra Sekhar Rath Galpa Samahara </em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>(</span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Short Story Collection of Chandra Sekhar Rath</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>) volumes 1 and 2 respectively published by Swastik Bhubaneswar (1982). Uma Shankar Mishra's The Wheel of Salvation (Moksha Chakra) is derived from </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Swadhinottara Odia Khyudra Galpa</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> (</span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Post-Independence Odia Short Stories</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>) part 1 compiled by Satakadi Hota and published by the Sahitya Akademi (2002). Whisper of the Setting Moons (Asta Jahnara Prasatabana) by Gourahari Das has been personally collected from the author for inclusion in the collection. </span></p><p></p>