About the Book -: The famous Odia Story Book “Mahanirbana” by Surendra Mohanty is a collection of short stories which depicts a reality where natural desire is suppressed by the principles of religious austerity. In Odishan society, religion is the main force to control sensual natural desire. Nilotpala, the protagonist realizes his very natural feelings towards nature and desire, though he is a saint to his mind and as his identity. We are very much sure that the readers will relate themselves with the stories and find this book worth reading.
Surendra Mohanty was an award-winning author who wrote in Odia language. He was the president of Odisha Sahitya Academy from 1981 to 1987. He is a writer of short stories, novels, travelogues, criticism and biographies. He wrote around 50 books belonging to different genres.
