Jagadish Mohanty (17th February 1951-29th December 2013) was a renowned Odia writer considered as a trendsetter in modern Odia fiction, has received the prestigious Sarala award in 2003, Odisha Sahitya Academy award in 1990. This collection has ten stories written between 1970 and 1980. Most of these stories are experimental and philosophical. The language of these stories is poetic and lucid. Stories are translated by well-known translators.