ଉପକଥା ଶତକ

by Manoj Das

352 pages, Hardcover

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

[Sanskruti · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my first review on Goodreads for one of my most preciously favorite book. "Upakatha Sataka" complies a hundred short stories that talks about life as we know it also as we don't. It's a pure gem of Manoj Das. Every time I go back to read the stories they have more lessons. Each and every story has several interpretations and most importantly they encourage you to think."Upakatha Sataka" is TIMELESS! Period.

[Satya Nayak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short stories,but very Interesting with deep meaning.

[Arpita Aparajita · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book for all age group. Subtle, ସମୃଦ୍ଧ ଓ ସୁନ୍ଦର।

[Subham · Rating 1 out of 5]

I can't read the book