Biography

“Love and Let Live” is her motto.

“Give me your heart, I will give you God”, she says.

A professor by profession and a writer by choice, Pratibha Ray undoubtedly is a household name in Odisha and in most parts of India through her translated works. She is one of the leading fiction writers in India today. It has been a long journey for Pratibha from the obscure lanes of her village to the secure place she enjoys in the hearts of her avid readers.

As a committed academician she has been involved in active research. Her boldness, courage and commitment to work with the savage and aggressive Bonda tribe was commendable at a time (1985) when even a male researcher shied away from working with them. Pratibha’s voice is a self-searching one, in the quest of true identity. In her works, the woman is redefining her role and determining parameters for herself and the society, in every walk of life and perhaps revolutionizing the concept of womanhood itself.