Jyotirindra Mohan Joardar’s Manua, rendered in English as Following My Heart, marks the entry of translator duo Himansu Mohapatra and Paul St-Pierre. Known for their exceptional contribution in unearthing and translating forgotten masterpieces of Odia literature, such as the groundbreaking proto-feminist novel Basanti

In Search of Lost Time
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FOLLOWING MY HEART by By Jyotirindra Mohan Joardar. Translated from the original Odia memoir Manua by Himansu S. Mohapatra and Paul St-Pierre Dhauli Books, India, 2023, 158 pp., INR 795.00
December 2023, volume 47, No 12