About the Book –: The book Amrutara Santana is an Odia novel by Gopinath Mohanty is the First Odia Novel to get the prestigious Kendra Sahitya Academy Award. This Novel is about a tribal group of people Kandha and their culture and tradition. The story is about Puyu and her husband Diudu who never gets disheartened in spite of having a lot of trouble in their life. This novel Amrutara Santana touches on archetypal themes - the rhythms of Mother Earth and her human offspring. Also talks about the loves and quarrels of men and women, set here in the beauties and dangers of the forest where the tiger is an ever-present threat.This award winning book has been translated into many India languages, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Punjabi.