Someone remembers his "Pa-Phu" series by Prem Narayan Dutta. I have always wondered why no Assamese movie has been made from one of the books. Dilip =====================================================================
--- Rajen & Ajanta Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > >> >>>> >> > >> >>>> >> > >> >>>> >> > === message truncated === _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
