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.
Books
MAGNAMATI
That day, not a slice of live earth was available for the morning to place her sacred foot on.
JAJNASENI
A creature is bound by the triple thread of the three gunas : sattva, rajas and tamas.
ADI BHOOMI
The sun never changes, but patterns of sunlight and shadow change. The mountains
MAHARANIPUTRA
That day, not a slice of live earth was available for the morning to place her sacred foot on.
Short Stories
- GANDHINKA 2002 Adyaptakashani, Tulasipur, Cuttack-8, Orissa
- SASTHASATI 1996 Adyaptakashani, Tulasipur, Cuttack-8, Orissa
- GHASA O AKASHA 1984 Adyaptakashani, Tulasipur, Cuttack-8, Orissa
- Prithak Ishwar 1991 Adyaptakashani, Tulasipur, Cuttack-8, Orissa
- Shrestha Galpa 1984 Adyaptakashani, Tulasipur, Cuttack-8, Orissa