Among the Orissan tribes, the Kondh are statistically the largest and one of the most primitive. Amrutara Santana is an epic novel that fictionalises the pain and ecstasy, the joys and tragedies of the Kondh people. The book was the first novel in India to win the Sahitya Akademi Prize, which was presented in 1955 in Odia.
Amrutara Santana is a book that was written in the middle of the 1940s, right before India gained its independence, and it exposes the harsh patterns of exploitation and dispossession of tribal people that are still all too pertinent today. How much has changed in reality? Very troubling considerations about change are raised by Gopinath Mohanty’s idealised portrayal of tribal society. Amrutara Santana explores archetypal themes in her work, including the rhythms of Mother Earth and her human offspring, the loves and fights of Men and Women, and the wonders and perils of the forest, where the tiger looms large.The book was the first novel in India to win the Sahitya Akademi Prize, which was presented in 1955 in Odia. Several languages have been adapted from the book.
Books Info
| Books name | Amrutara Santana / ଅମୃତର ସନ୍ତାନ |
| Author | Gopinath Mohanty |
| No Of pages | 476 |
| Publisher | Vidyapuri |
| Publication | 1949 |
| Printed At | Sangita Printers , Cuttack |
| Distributor | NA |