Articles by Subhakanta Behera

Oriya writer Radhanath Roy created 'make-believe' history by interweaving actual incidents into fiction. This article studies the symbolic meaning of five of his important 'kavyas' that broke with Oriya literary tradition of that time and sought to define Oriya identity.

Prisoner of Beliefs Misunderstanding Mahima Dharma Subhakanta Behera IN reaction to my article "Jagannath and Alekh; A Study in Juxtaposition' (Economic and Political Weekly, August 16-23.1997), S Nath, himself a follower of the Mahima Dharma, had published a discussion, 'Mahima Dharma: Plea for Proper Perception' in the issue dated January 24, 1998. On my first reading of this discussion. I thought to discard it as a piece of popular writing based on his superstitious beliefs, but then I decided to respond and set the facts straight so that readers get an objective view of the dharma.