Nilashaila By Surendra Mahanty

Krishna Rout328 Oct, 2022Business

This Central Sahitya Academy award winning book "Nila shaila"is a famous Odia Novel written by surendra mahanty.This is novel based on the lord Jagannatha and is very much Inspired by the Sprituals and useful thoughts.It describes the most crucial period of Odiasha's history.i.e.The events took place between the years 1727 and 1736.when Ramachandradev the king of khurda is who is revered by the people of odisha as the representative of Jagannatha,the prsiding deity of the odia race.converts himself into Islam and marries the daughter of the Muslim ruler of cuttack.But when the Muslim ruler of cuttack invades khurda and tries to destroy the idol of lord Jagannatha.Ramachandradev fights bravely to protect the idol symoblizes odia identify and sentiment.The novels gives a truthful account of centempory orissa,but it is more than history.