Books by "Dr Tapan Kumar Pradhan"
3 books found
Twenty-three delightful real life stories and fifteen heart touching poems describe in graphic details the economic and sexual exploitation of poor tribal people of Kalahandi by scheming moneylenders, businessmen, local contractors, politicians and indifferent bureaucrats. The stories have been originally written in English, while the poems have been translated from the original Odia. For his poem collection on Kalahandi the author had won Sahitya Akademi's Golden Jubilee prize for poetry in 2007. Once known as the “rice bowl” of Odisha, Kalahandi became infamous for large scale starvation deaths in the 1980s. The agrarian economy of Kalahandi was devastated following a 20 year long famine starting in 1965. Poor people in interior pockets died in hordes although Kalahandi district as a whole remained rice surplus even during the famine decades. Therefore the author contends that, although the famine was a natural calamity, the starvation deaths were an avoidable man made disaster. The stories and poems included in this book are written in a very simple language, in the form of funny real life anecdotes. But underneath their humorous exterior, these highly symbolic stories offer in-depth diagnosis as well as practical solutions to various grassroots level socio-economic problems in a penetrating manner.
Three real life love stories and fifty nine delectable romantic poems centering around three lovely women whom the author met after a series of strange visions and mysterious phone calls at midnight.Was any of these women the author’s wife in his previous life? These fascinating stories of magic and coincidence give compelling reasons to make one believe in a definite past life connection. This volume includes engaging and compelling reads such as “A Woman’s Scent”, “Two Women”, "Twenty Years After", "Love Before First Sight", “Sex Museum”, “After the Act”, “Anklets of Fire”, “Samadhi”, “Butterflies and Bees”, “Radha’s Soliliquy” and “Rubber Love”.
Psalms constitute the largest book of the Holy Bible. Originally composed as uplifting soulful prayers set to melodious instrumental music, psalms now serve more as daily spiritual guidance for righteous conduct. Antony Theodore’s latest book contains two hundred of his select poems based on holy Christian teachings contained in the Book of Psalms. The poems also make several references to Vedas, Upanishad, Gita, Quran and other ancient scriptures of world religions. The poems are arranged in eight interwoven parts covering Songs of the Wild, Song of the Mystic, Laments of Heart, Paeans of Love, Soul’s Songs, Prayer Talks, Songs of Silence and Hymns of God. The topics range from conjugal love to the secrets of dreams, meditation and telepathy. The book provides a penetrative new interpretation of the universal truths underlying Christ's sermons and the inspired songs of David and Solomon. It shows that the spiritual messages contained in the Holy Gospel are essentially the same as those expounded in scriptures of all world religions. The One Truth has been expressed differently through Veda, Bible, Gita and Quran. The book has been edited by the poet and translator Dr Tapan Kumar Pradhan, who has written its introduction in addition to providing detailed commentary on the poems. Dr Tapan has also brought to light amazing similarities between the Book of Psalms and the ancient Indian scripture Sama Veda in his scholarly analysis of the history of psalms. The book makes a startling revelation about the extraordinary connection between Antony Theodore and the mystic Kashmir poet scholar Hemangi Sharma. Dr Tapan has hinted at a definite past life relationship with Hemangi Sharma / Antony Theodore.