Description
- Title Chilika by Radhanath Rai
- Type Poetry
- Language Odia
- Publisher Friends Publishers
- Author Radhanath Ray
- About Radhanath Ray's Chilika is a 1892 epic poem that glorifies the natural beauty of Chilika Lake, describing its vast waters, islands, forests, and the life it supports, including fish and migratory birds. It is considered a masterpiece of descriptive geography, blending vivid imagery of the lake through the seasons with elements of local history and folklore. The poem uses rhyming couplets and a musical language that combines Sanskrit-based and colloquial words.
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