This volume is the first of its kind to present the socio-cultural life of the village people of South Orissa during the British period. The village pattern, the social structure the system of education, the religious beliefs and superstitions, the folk dance and music, the fairs and festivals and the painting traditions of the village people are depicted in this book in a graphic manner which reads like a novel.
The book will be appreciated by the students, teachers, researchers and the general readers who are interested to know the villages and village life of Odisha in general and South Odisha in particular. |
