Citadel of Love By Pratibha Ray

The incomplete yet complete love stories of Chandrabhaga and Kamal Maharana and Charles and Prachiprava soothes your mind and calms your senses The unconditional love of King Narsimha and Silpa teaches you the essence of unconditional love The innocence of Chittropala and Dharmananda beguiles you too. Poetry Citadel of love pdf Silapadma is a work of fiction but it made me think that there might be a chance that these would ve occurred in reality Throughout the book I could feel the pain of Chandrabagha I got anxious too to know what was stored next in the palm leaf manuscripts The souls of Chandrabhaga and Kamal Maharana and that of Prachi and Charles must still be hovering today around the ruins of the Konark Thank you Pratibha Ray Ma am for such a jewel in the treasure of Odia literature My gratitude to Monalisha Jena Ma am for translating the book in such a beautiful manner. Book Citadel of lovesac With the beautiful backdrops.

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Pratibha Ray is an Indian academic and writer Her search for a social order based on equality love peace and integration continues since she first penned at the age of nine She wrote for a social order based on equality without class caste religion or sex discriminations which are so common in India She was formerly a professor in Education and former member of Odisha Public Service Commission She is one of the leading fiction writers in India writing in her mother tongue Odia She has several novels travelogues short story poetry and essay collections to her credit She is the recipient of the Jnanpith Award for her contribution to Indian literature the Moorti Devi Award the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Shri given Pratibha Ray is an Indian academic and writer Her search for a social order based on equality love peace and integration continues since she first penned at the age of nine She wrote for a social order based on equality without class caste religion or sex discriminations which are so common in India She was formerly a professor in Education and former member of Odisha Public Service Commission She is one of the leading fiction writers in India writing in her mother tongue Odia She has several novels travelogues short story poetry and essay collections to her credit She is the recipient of the Jnanpith Award for her contribution to Indian literature the Moorti Devi Award the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Shri given by the Government of India site_link Having read Shilapadma I was a bit disappointed with the translated version Fiction Poetry 1200 16 Fiction Poetry Citadel of LoveThis book is a collection of Odisha folklore that has been put together in the form of a running novel The story illustrates the greatness of the Konark Sun Temple and the glorious past Kalinga had We do not consider this novel among the modern day writings nor is it a classic The book struggles to bring up the genuine emotion of each character and in the end just to make it emotional hurriedly kills a few We were a bit disappointed with the narration and could not connect to the characters EBR Fiction Poetry I have visited Konark temple many times but was unaware of the history of it s construction This book fills that gap The religion social life political life of that period everything has been depicted beautifully in the form of a story A visiting foreigner finds continuity of Indian tradition and culture from the time of Konark till date The characters are all virtuous and stand by their values and ideals. Book Citadel of love eq Overall it s an enjoyable read Fiction Poetry Pratibha RayCitadel of Love Silapama in Odia provides you a beautiful layout of Odisha in the 13th century as well as the British era It absorbs you in such a manner that you feel like you have been transported to the 13th century and witnessing the building of the world famous Konark temple Those 1200 artisans never found the recognition that they deserved and many other people without whom Konark would never have stood up could never get their share of appreciation Silapadma provides every single of them all the respect that they couldn t get It also embraces several sacrifices that have been made on the part of the families of the artisans the scenes the sacrifices and the blend of love hatred sympathy and understanding Silapadma simply hypnotises you Silapadma immortalises the sacrifices of the artisans and their families the love of the several incomplete lovers and enthralling works of Konark Fiction Poetry Charles a foreigner visits India and stays near Konark temple in Odisha for his research He finds both the sculptures in Konark and the women in India astounding He falls in love with Prachiprava a history student who came to study about the ruined temple Charles befriends so many people here and one such old woman on her death bed gives Charles a manuscript which is about the construction of the Konark and about the King who ruled during that period After reading the manuscript Charles started seeing only one woman in all the sculptures Chandrabhaga The woman from 12th century is rud to be roaming in the temple at midnight to save the temple even today Charles was haunted by her. Book Citadel of love lyrics This is an amazing and beautiful book I now have this urge to visit this place at least once in my lifetime The connection developed between the characters were strong It was so well written and it never felt like a translated work Such a perfection The book explains the culture religion social life and political strength of India in 12th century I learned so many things The two timelines one which says about the story of Chandrabhaga and Kamala Maharana and the other which tells about Prachiprava and Charles both were correlated finely It is said that the artists from world were called to construct this temple which is built in 16 years So for 12 16 years the artists left their old parents or a newly wedded bride in their home Inspired by this huge sacrifice by the artists the King also undergone celibacy during those years I mean can you imagine Comparing this with the current political leaders I was just awed. Book Citadel of love island Do pick this book you will definitely travel between those pillars of Konark which is going to stay with you forever in your heart Fiction Poetry I read this book a day before my visit to Konark and was suitably rewarded The author Pratibha Ray has done a great job of collecting the folklore and myths surrounding Konark in the form of a surreal novel that flits between 13th century Odisha and the present However the book is eventually let down by its cardboard characters and repetitiveness Also Ray makes the mistake of disregarding the cardinal tenet of creative writing i. Citadel of lovevivah e show don t tell Fiction Poetry

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Based on folklore legends and myths and backed by meticulous research Citadel of Love is set in Odisha of the thirteenth century considered the state s golden age when the Konark temple was being built under King Narasimha Deva s patronage A modern day foreigner Charles arrives with his fianc e to study the Konark region As he discovers palm leaf manuscripts and records tales that were handed down generations he begins to have strange experiences A woman s statue in particular haunts him till he is transported to a time when she was alive and the Konark complex was under construction Two mystical love stories of the past unfold even as new romance blooms in Charles life Surreal mysterious and often bordering on the magical real this is a tale of passion that spans centuries Citadel of Love.

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