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| Author | Binod Bihari Verma |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Varuna Verma |
| Language | Maithili |
| Genre | Short story collection |
| Publisher | Binod Bihari Verma |
Publication date | 1994 |
| Publication place | India |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 105 pp |
| ISBN | 81-905911-1-8 |
| OCLC | 33161229 |
| Preceded by | Maithili Karna Kayasthak Panjik Sarvekshan a Survey of thePanjis of the Karan Kayasthas ofMithila |
| Followed by | Tapasa vai Ganga Biography of renowned historian Prof.Radha Krishna Choudhary.(1995) |
Balanak Bonihar O Pallavi (The peasants on the banks of river Balan and Pallavi) is ashort story collection, written by Dr Binod Bihari Verma, on the village life ofMithila on the banks of theKosi River and its tributaries.
This short story collection has fourteen short stories centering on the village society ofMithila. The focus of the stories and the protagonists are from the middle and lower middle class of the population. It deals with their social interactions, their dreams and aspirations, and their interaction with the predominant forces of their environment namely, the rivers.
Balanak Bonihar O Pallavi means the tiller by the river andPallavi, a common feminine name neing a metaphor for the agricultural produce of the farmer. It is the title of the first short story in this collection and is reflective of the general theme of the stories.
His stories focus on human values and are full of tenderness and pathos.
Most of the short stories have certain similar central characters, these are:
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