Description
- Title Shilapadma
- Type Novel
- Language Odia
- Publisher Adya Prakashani
- Author Dr. Pratibha Ray
- About Shilapadma is an Odia novel by Dr. Pratibha Ray that uses two parallel timelines to explore the history and art of the Konark Sun Temple. The modern storyline follows an American researcher and an Odia girl who partner to study the temple, while the past storyline reveals the lives of the women immortalized in the temple's stone sculptures, questioning patriarchal norms and the silencing of female stories across centuries. The novel is a blend of mythology, history, and social commentary, exploring themes of women's dignity, suffering, and emotional depth.
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