Based on the 1999 killer cyclone in Odisha which devastated the entire coastal belt, this novel depicts the saga of mother Earth and her relationship with the human race. The cyclone in this novel is symbolic of nature's fury which she lashes out on man and civilization. Pratibha creates a world of villages, valleys, rivers, seas and people, tracing the history of the fishing community to its mythical ancestor. This community grows organically, spreading far and wide, and expands into a modern civilized unit despite ...
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Based on the 1999 killer cyclone in Odisha which devastated the entire coastal belt, this novel depicts the saga of mother Earth and her relationship with the human race. The cyclone in this novel is symbolic of nature's fury which she lashes out on man and civilization. Pratibha creates a world of villages, valleys, rivers, seas and people, tracing the history of the fishing community to its mythical ancestor. This community grows organically, spreading far and wide, and expands into a modern civilized unit despite primitive professions and poverty. A powerful saga of the life of man on Earth; and how Bikram and Girima unite survivors into a human group to fulfill destiny's course in a new world called Basumatipur (Mother earth).
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