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About the Book:Beeja-mantra and Other Stories depict the life and struggle of five women from tribal and marginalized communities. Their innocence, their integrity, their values and love for their family and humanity, their inner strength of character are portrayed with sensitivity by Pratibha Ray.About the Author:Pratibha Ray, a recipient of Bharatiya Jnanapeeth 2011, Moorti Devi Award 1991, Central Sahitya Academi Award 2000, and many other literary awards. She has done research on the life and culture of the Bonda tribe of Odisha. About the Translators and Editor:Anand Mahanand teaches at the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad. He has translated two collections of tribal folktales and two collections of Oriya short stories into English. Pramod K. Das is a Research Scholar in English Literature at the EFL University, Hyderabad. He translates from Odiya into English and vice-versa. Jayashree Mohanraj is a writer and a multilingual translator. She translates from Odiya and Telugu. She has published ten books. She teaches at the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad.