Description: "Dr. Pratibha Ray's collection of stories, Transgression and Other Stories has fifteen unique stories surfing between tradition and modernity, pathos and poignant reflections to make it a stimulating collection. Pratibha, as a story teller inhabits a world which is solid, holistic and suffused with different colours of life. In this collection, stories 'The Curse" and "The Ketaki Grove" have received New Delhi's Katha Award. "Salvation" received the best regional feature film award and Transgression, the Sahitya Akademi award"--
Brief description: Pratibha Ray, Ph.D., former Professor in Education and Member, Public Service Commission, Odisha, is a leading fiction writer in India. A household name in Odisha and most parts of India, she writes in Odia language. Her thrust being psychosocial analysis, Pratibha grapples with issues of contemporary relevance, dealing with a variety of subject matters. Ray's work is unsparing in its indictment of social evil, injustice and corruption in the narrow lanes of power and politics. Among numerous state, national and international awards, she is the recipient of the Living Legend award, Moorti Devi Award, Sahitya Akademi Award, "Padma Shree", high civilian award for her contribution to Indian Literature and Education and Bharatiya Jnanpith, the highest literary award of India. She has published novels, short story collections, travelogues, books for children and neo-literates, essay collections, autobiography and poetry collections.