Prafulla pathagara

Welcome to Society for development of Rural Literature (SDRL)

Society for development of Rural Literature- a non governmental, non profit organization was registered under Society Registration Act, Government of Orissa (Registration No.: SRA/5001-40/BBSR/93-94). The society has the following vision:-

Our Vision

Vision : World Class Institution for Rural literature and culture
Mission : To develop the villagers by providing facilities of learning
Slogan : Learn for the present, earn for the future
Motto : Enable the development through learning

In memory of Prafulla

Prafulla was born in village Khairang into a family of a schoolteacher on 11.09.1959. He was exceptionally brilliant as a student and topped the list in the High School Certificate examination in Orissa. While at school he won many prizes in state-level debate and essay competitions. He was adjudged the best debater of Ravenshaw College and Utkal University. His editorship of Urmi, the magazine of West Hostel, and the essays he contributed to many magazines revealed his promise as a writer and his deep feeling for literature. After completing post-graduate studies he slipped into severe depression which led him to end his life at the young age of 22 in 1981.

Commerce in Orissa (1600-1800)

The maritime trade of Orissa (1600-1800) has not received the attention it deserves from economic and social historians. The rich archival and published materials relating to this period yields a fascinating picture of a world changing under the presure o Read More

Balasore

Anugul

Essays on Orissan Society

Monkey Business

Monkey and humans have peacefully co-existed in India. These primates are sometimes worshipped in India as Monkey Gods, epitomizing wisdom, devotion, trust and strength. Read More

A Marriage to India

Frieda Dasâ€™s A Marriage to India, published in 1930, stands out from amongst the crop of books written by Westerners on colonial India in two main ways: one, by not seeking to "inscribe" India, and, two, by turning the spot light on Orissa. Read More

The Antiquities of Orissa

The second volume of The Antiquities of Orissa, originally published in 1880, is reprinted here for the first time. Like the reprint of its first volume, issued by us in July 1961, the present one is intended to be verbatim. Read More

The Rainbow of Rhythms: Folk Art Traditions of Orissa

Puri Paintings

Raghurajpur does not find a mention in the revenue maps and records of Puri District, for it is only a hamlet of the bigger village Janakideipur. Read More

Anatomy of Madness and other stories

A Sketch of History of Orissa

Essays on Orissan History and Literature

John Beames ( 1837- 1902), colonial administrator, philologist, literary critic figures prominently as someone who cared for Orissa and its people and stood by them when they faced a crisis of survival. Read More

Orissa: Its geography, Statistics, History, Religion and Antiquity

Essays on Oriya Literature

Fakir Mohan Senapati -Perspectives on his fictions

Fakir Mohan Senapatiâ€™s fiction seems to have lost none of its power to fascinate literary critics and lay readers alike nearly nine decades after his death. Read More

ORIYA NATIONALISM -Quest for a United Orissa 1866-1956

Rural Library

Prafulla Pathagar, a public library, was set up in Orissgarh, in Jagatsinghpur discrict, Orissa in 1993 in memory of a talented boy from the village, Prafulla, who died young.

Social Works

M/s. Shri Guru Foundation, which is funded by Prof. Sadasiv Ray, who was born and brought up in a nearby village, provides free medical treatment in the premises of the library.

Culture

The Society organizes state-level Pala competitions. In 2008, eighteen troupes were short listed out of sixty-seven troupes through a voice test. These troupes were invited to the library and performed for the duration of an hour each.

Awards

The library has instituted a few awards to recognize the contribution of eminent persons in various spheres of activity.