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- Title
Gopinath Mohanty's Paraja: A Peep-hole to Tribal Life in Orissa.
- Authors
Chavan, V. J.; Bedre, R. T.
- Abstract
Paraja is an English translation by Bikram K. Das. of Gopinath Mohanty's Novel. Paraja is remarkable for the depiction of tribal life in the hills and jungles of the Eastern Ghats of Orissa. These primitive people follow all the ancient customs of marriage, festivals, hunting and are exploited by moneylenders and government officials. Sukru Jani, the widower protagonist of the novel represents the Paraja.. Sukru Jani's vision of future makes him a universal man or everyman or 'quintessential man'. In the novel Gopinath Mohanty provides many ethnological details which highlight the lifestyle of the Paraja, Domb and Kondh tribes. In his portrayal of tribal life, Gopinath Mohanty invites comparison with the Nigerian novelist, Chinua Achebe.
- Subjects
PARAJA (Book); MOHANTY, Gopinath; DAS, Bikram K.; PRIMITIVE societies; ACHEBE, Chinua, 1930-2013; NIGERIAN novelists
- Publication
Labyrinth: An International Refereed Journal of Postmodern Studies, 2012, Vol 3, Issue 3, p95
- ISSN
0976-0814
- Publication type
Article