Chandan: Kotha gohin hoise. Enete Dawrai mwsot a eta pak di sigaretot eta tan di kiba bhabot dubil.... Rajen
----- Original Message ----- From: "bg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 10:29 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] A Question > Original Book: Matiro Manush > Language: Oriya > Author: KALINDI CHARAN MAHAPATRA > > Assamese Translation: Matir Manuh > Year of Translation: 1962 > Translator: Satyendra Nath Sarma > Publisher: Sahitya Academy > > > This information was given by Bijit Borthakur of Amolapatty, Nagaon. > > I have checked Sahitya Academy website, and found this info: > > > - Matir Manuh (Matir Manish, Oriya) > by Kalindi Charan Panigrahi) > Foreword Harekrushna Mahtab > Tr. Satyendranath Sarma > Pp. 200 Reprint (1995) > ISBN 81-7201-900-9 > Rs 40.00 > > http://www.sahitya-akademi.org/sahitya-akademi/bklst01.htm > > > cheers! > > > > > > > > > On Dec 11, 2007 12:32 AM, Rajen & Ajanta Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> Chandan; >> I was not sure about the author. That was why I put a question mark. >> However, I am clear about the plot. It resembles that of Good Earth which >> I >> have read as well as seen the movie. It is about a Chinese peasant how he >> started his life and family clearing new land etc. When you told that >> about >> the plot of Mati Aru Manuh, I remembered the plot now. At that time also >> I >> was thinking that Mati Aru Manuh was based on Good Earth. But I don't >> think >> it was mentioned anywhere. It was definitely not a translation of that >> book >> or any other book I think. It was definitely not Tolstoy. But who knows, >> I >> may be wrong. Let us se when someone find a copy of Mati Aru Manuh. I >> will >> check with a book stall in Guwahati. >> Thanks >> Rajen >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Chan Mahanta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around theworld" >> < >> [email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 8:01 AM >> Subject: Re: [Assam] A Question >> >> >> > Thanks Uttam. >> > >> > I was confused once more when I wrote to Rajen confirming it to be >> > Jogesh Das, who probably was the author of another translated novel I >> > read about the same time " Daawor Aaru Nai"--a war story. >> > >> > It will be interesting to find out about the origins of Maati aaru >> Manuh. >> > >> > Incidentally, The Good Earth story did not seem to be the origin. >> > >> > c-da >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > At 4:29 AM +0000 12/10/07, uttam borthakur wrote: >> >>Chandan Da >> >> >> >> Matir Manooh is by Hitesh Deka, as confirmed by Paresh Malakar of >> Anwesha. >> >> Mati Aru Manooh to my belief is a translated piece and a Russian >> >>one at that. Like you, I have not read Pearl S Buck's Good Earth and >> >>there the characters' names are not what you say. And I am sure we >> >>did not have PSB's translated work at our place, only the English >> >>ones. Paresh says he'll trace the book if it was there in the first >> >>place. >> >> >> >>Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> K >> >> >> >> >> >>Very apt indeed. Never came across it myself. Very similar to >> >>Dhulikona Moi by the late Chandradhar Barua. >> >> >> >> >> >>c-da >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>At 2:42 PM -0600 12/9/07, kamal deka wrote: >> >>>Chandanda, >> >>> >> >>>your query in regard to the Oxomiya book " Mati aru Manuh " reminds me >> of a >> >>>Oxomiya kobita , I read during my early school years.I don't know the >> name >> >>>of the poet nor do I remember all the stanzas of the same.I vaguely >> remember >> >>>a few lines , which are as follows: >> >>>" MATIR MANUH MATIT MILIBO >> >>>DHUN PES KEO KORISE LAGIBO >> >>>MISA GORBO MISA OBHIMAN >> >>>MORILEY XOKOLU XOMAN >> >>>SMOXANEI JOLONTO PROMAN" >> >>> >> >>>KJD >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>On 12/9/07, Chan Mahanta wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> You are right Rajen-- the author WAS Jogesh Das. Now I remember. >> >>>> >> >>>> But I never read The Good Earth by Pearl S Buck. I guess that is >> >>>> why >> >>>> could not make the connection. I will have to look up The Good >> >>>> Earth >> >>>> synopsis now, if not reads it some day. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> At 10:26 AM -0600 12/9/07, Rajen & Ajanta Barua wrote: >> >>>> >Chandan >> >>>> >If I remeber, the novel Mati aru Manuh by Jogesh Das (?) may be >> based on >> >>>> the >> >>>> >novel Good Earth by Pers Buck, because I rembered the similarity >> when >> >>>> >reading the novel. >> >>>> >Rajen >> >>>> >----- Original Message ----- >> >>>> >From: "Chan Mahanta" >> >>>> >To: < [EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "A Mailing list for people >> interested in >> >>>> Assam >> >>>> >from around theworld" < [email protected]> >> >>>> >Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 8:35 AM >> >>>> >Subject: Re: [Assam] A Question >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> WK: >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> No, it is not How Much Land Does a Man Need -- we knew that >> >>>> story >> >>>> >> well from our matriculation syllabus as well. >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> I remember the title Maati Aaru Manuh well. But I could be mixed >> up >> >>>> >> about the names of the main characters. My very vague >> recollection is >> >>>> >> that the story dealt with pioneering characters in a new or >> frontier >> >>>> >> land. >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> s >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> At 10:02 AM +0100 12/9/07, W.Saleh wrote: >> >>>> >>>How Much Land Does a Man Need? >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>>It is a short story by Leo Tolstoy about a man called Pahom who >> in his >> >>>> >>>lust >> >>>> >>>for land, sacrifices everything, including his own life. Years >> ago this >> >>>> >>>short story was included in the English syllabus of our >> Matriculation >> >>>> >>>examination. >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>>I don't know if an Assamese translation "Maati aaru Manuh" >> >>>> refers >> to >> >>>> the >> >>>> >>>same story. The name of the main character is different. >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>>Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 2, page 1434 mentions >> about the >> >>>> >> >>>> >>>work >> >>>> >>>of Lila Gogoi including the publication of 1963 - Srimantar Mati >> aru >> >>>> Manuh >> >> >> >>>(a study of the life and culture of the tribes of the Arunachal >> >>>> Pradesh). >> >>>> >>>This is not the book which Chandan means. >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>>Wahid da >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- >> >>>> >>>Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>>> Namens >> >>>> >>>uttam borthakur >> >>>> >>>Verzonden: zondag 9 december 2007 8:57 >> >>>> >>>Aan: A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around >> the >> >> >> world >> >>>> >>>CC: shantanunandan sharma; shantanu sharma; shantanu sharma >> >>>> >>>Onderwerp: Re: [Assam] A Question >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>>Dear Manoj >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>> I seem to remember the book and its get up. It had a hard >> >>>> bound, >> >>>> turbid >> >>>> >>> in >> >>>> >>>its colour and had some sort of figure in the cover. I too >> suspect as >> >>>> you >> >>>> >>>do >> >>>> >>>to be that of Tolstoy. My mother seconds me. May be the original >> title >> >>>> by >> >>>> >>>Tolstoy was different. Some people told me that they will look >> up. Has >> >>>> >>>Chandan Da wagered some where:-)? >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>>Manoj Das wrote: >> >>>> >>> ok...i am forwarding this mail to shantanu nandan sharma..his >> >>>> >>> grandfather >> >>>> >>>may know.. >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>>tc >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>>On Dec 8, 2007 8:57 PM, Chan Mahanta wrote: >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>>> I am not sure it was Tolstoy Manoj. I looked up Tolstoy's >> >>>> works >> and >> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> did not ring a bell. Must be some other great author. >> >>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >> >>> > >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> At 10:03 AM +0530 12/8/07, Manoj Das wrote: >> >>>> >>>> >is it by leo tolstoy? >> >>>> >>>> > >> >>>> >>>> >On Dec 8, 2007 8:54 AM, Chan Mahanta wrote: >> >>>> >>>> > >> >>>> >>>> >> Way back when I was in Class VI or VII, I read an Assamese >> >>>> >>>> >> translation of a novel entitled Maati aaru Manuh. If I am >> not >> >>>> >>>> >> mistaken, the two principal characters in the novel were >> Isaac >> >>>> and >> >>>> >>>> >> Einaar ( or Inaar) or something like that. Has anyone read >> it? >> >>>> If so >> >>>> >>>> >> who wrote the original and who was the translator? I am >> curious >> >>>> to >> >>>> >>>> >> all heck, now that I can't remember the details. BTW, it >> >>>> was >> a >> >>>> thick >> >>>> >>>> >> book. >> >>>> >>>> >> >> >>>> >>>> >> _______________________________________________ >> >>>> >>>> >> assam mailing list >> >>>> >>>> >> [email protected] >> >>>> >>>> >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >> >>>> >>>> >> >> >>>> >>>> >_______________________________________________ >> >>>> >>>> >assam mailing list >> >>>> >>>> > [email protected] >> >>>> >>>> > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >> >>>> > >>> >> >>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>> >>>> assam mailing list >> >>>> >>>> [email protected] >> >>>> >>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >> >>>> >>>> >> >>>> >>>_______________________________________________ >> >>>> >>>assam mailing list >> >>>> >>> [email protected] >> >>>> >>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>>Uttam Kumar Borthakur >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> >>>--------------------------------- >> >>>> >>> DELETE button is history. 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