Paraja

The Paraja are a peasant tribe living in the hills of Koraput in the Indian province of Orissa. Sukru Jani and his family are successful Paraja tribespeople but the family fortunes decline when a lecherous local official is denied the satisfaction of Sukru's daughter. Dr Gopinath Mohanty is author of 21 novels as well as short stories, critical essays and plays. He has received many awards for his work in India, including the Jnanpith Prize in 1974.