The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has bestowed global recognition upon several significant literary works from
Indian masterpieces find place in UNESCO register dailypioneer.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailypioneer.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Stories have been told for millennia, often with the intent of teaching people lessons. Many such fables are relatively short, as only a few sentences are
Remembering Manoj Das, One of India s Most Treasured Bilingual Writers
The author, who won multiple awards, had equal command over English and Odia.
Manoj Das. Photo: Twitter/@VPSecretariat
Books28/Apr/2021
Bhubaneswar: Manoj Das, who breathed his last at a nursing home in Puducherry on Tuesday at the age of 87, was one of the best storytellers of our time.
Among the few bilingual writers of the country Das, who was predeceased by his wife Pratigyan Devi, also an author, had equal command over English and Odia. His large body of work comprising short stories and novels reflect his deep humanism and blend human emotions with spiritual and psychic elements with dexterity.