Ajay SwainAjay Swain (1958) is a well-known poet, lyricist, storyteller, novelist, and playwright. His creative journey started way back in 1982 with some powerful poetry and plays. He started writing stories and novels in the early 90s/ Nabalak (The Original ovel in Odia) was published in 1992 which blended nostalgia, emotions, and dreams of an Odia family along with a powerful storyline based on rural life and rural-urban migration. Many literary pundits have cited this work as the history of a joint, middle-class Odia family. Ajay Swain's work can be differentiated from other contemporary writers for its poetic lucidity, experimental composition, and miraculous structuring. He is a very popular and much-discussed author of the current generation for his simplistic and metaphorical description of a larger, complex portrait of life. He has received many awards including Odisha Sahitya Academy Award for his book 'Chitrita Chaupasa'. He currently lives in Bhubaneswar. Read More Read Less