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{{infobox book | 
| name = The Dark Abode
| title_orig = Gambhiri Ghara (ଗମ୍ଭିରି ଘର)
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| image = The dark abode.jpg
| image_size = 200px
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| author = [[Sarojini Sahoo]]
| illustrator =
| cover_artist = Ed Baker
| country = India
| language = English
| series =
| genre = Novel
| publisher = Indian Age Communication, [https://www.amazon.com/The-Dark-Abode-ebook/dp/B00CVZOYWC- Amazon Kindle Books]
| release_date = 2008
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|media_type = Print (Paperback), [[e-book]]
| pages =
| isbn = 978-81-906956-2-6
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'''''The Dark Abode''''' is a collage presentation of South Asian [[feminist]] novelist [[Sarojini Sahoo]]'s novel and American poet and painter Ed Baker's 23 sketches, which deal with terrorism that people often face from micro- to macrosphere.<ref>[http://oriyanari.com/id21.html accessed 15 April 2010]</ref>

== Plot summary ==

The novel begins with questioning the mere physicality of the man-woman relationship but then transports the reader into the higher planes of platonic love. The central character of the novel is Kuki, a Hindu woman from India who falls (and then rises) in love with a [[Muslim]] artist from [[Pakistan]]. The unusualness of the socio-cultural background of these two characters is delicately portrayed by [[Sarojini Sahoo|Sahoo]] in a sensitive and convincing manner. Readers become familiar with the two sets of roles that Kuki plays; that of a lover and that of a wife. [[Sarojini Sahoo|Sahoo]] subtly balances these two roles and at the same time, highlights the superiority of a wife in a pragmatic world. But the novel is not merely a love story. Though love is a part of the novel, it deals with a much broader topic: the providence of a woman in India. At the same time, it also portrays a story of how a perverted man, over time, becomes a perfect man. It also delves into the relationship between the 'state' and the 'individual' and comes to the conclusion that 'the state' represents the moods and wishes of a ruler and hence, 'the state' actually becomes a form of 'an individual'. Additionally, it takes a broader look at terrorism and state-sponsored anarchism.<ref>[http://sarojinisahoo.com/novels6.htm] – Accessed 15 April 2010</ref>

== About sketches ==

Baker's Uma is a collection of sketches of the Hindu goddess, also known for feminine power. The sketches have their genesis as images in a dream, according to Baker. Uma, to him, is symbolic of many things that give us pleasure in life. As to how these images are realised, the artist confesses he is just not sure. "I just watch and wait for something to happen...and something always does," he says.<ref>[http://feminine-fragrance.blogspot.com/2008_11_01_archive.html]. Accessed 15 April 2010</ref>
It is said in the Saimdarua Lahiri that [[Parvati|Uma]] is the source of all power in the universe and because of her; [[Shiva]] gets all of his powers. She is often depicted as half of Shiva, the supreme god, and she also is a major symbol of [[Human female sexuality|female sexuality]]. Her name refers to her being born daughter of Himavan ([[Himalaya]]), lord of the mountains. Beautiful, gentle, powerful consort of Shiva, mother of [[Ganesha]] and [[Murugan|Kartikeya]]). Along with [[Saraswati]] and [[Lakshmi]], she encompasses their powers and exudes a tranquil, serene beauty and provides a calm within. Uma is a symbol of many noble traditional ([[Hindu]]) virtues: fertility, marital felicity, spousal devotion, asceticism and power. She refers to the symbol of early feminine power and energy. Known formally as goddess Uma, Lady of the Mountains, she shows us how to balance the many aspects of our lives. Beautiful and (benignly) powerful, she is also known as [[Shakti]], [[Parvati]] (consort of [[Lord Shiva|Shiva]]), Ambika, Annapurna, Bhairavi, Candi, Gauri, [[Durga]], Jagadmata (Mother of the World), [[Kali]], Kanyakumari, [[Kumari (children)|Kumari]], painter Mahadevi, and [[Shyama]].<ref>[http://sarojinisahoo.com/novels6.htm ] – Accessed 15 April 2010</ref>

== About the author ==

[[Sarojini Sahoo]] is an Indian feminist and author. She usually writes her short stories and novels in Oriya and her critical essays in English. She has been enlisted among 25 exceptional women of India by 'Kindle' English magazine of Kolkata. .<ref>[http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowOriyaOrbit.asp?id=16983 Orissa Diary]. Accessed 15 April 2010</ref> In addition to being a college professor, she is currently an Associate Editor at the English magazine Indian Age. [[Sarojini Sahoo|Dr. Sahoo]] also has a blog 'Sense & Sensuality,' where she discusses her ideas about [[Human sexuality|sexuality]], [[spiritualism]], literature, and [[feminism]]. She has published 24 books; four in English and 20 in Oriya. .<ref>[http://sarojinisahoo.com/]. Accessed 15 April 2010</ref>

== About the painter ==
Ed Baker is active in many mediums of art from drawing to writing to sculpture. He describes himself as self-made and not belonging to any 'schools' in the mediums in which he works.<ref>[http://feminine-fragrance.blogspot.com/2008_11_01_archive.html ]. – Accessed 15 April 2010</ref> Baker essentially began his artistic endeavours in earnest in 1998. The prolific author has published eight books and countless poems published in leading publications in the medium of poetry.<ref>[http://edbaker.maikosoft.com/]. Accessed 15 April 2010</ref>

== Translations ==

The novel was first published in [[Oriya language|Oriya]] in 2005 from Time Pass Publication, Bhubaneswar under the title ''Gambhiri Ghara'' and in 2007, it was translated into [[Bengali language|Bengali]] by Dilwar Hossain and Morshed Shafiul Hossain as ''Mithya Gerosthali'' ({{ISBN|984-404-287-9}}) and was published from [[Bangladesh]] by Anupam Prakashani, Dhaka. In 2008 it was published in English by Indian Age Communication, Vadodara, and was translated by Mahendra Kumar Dash. In 2010, Prameela K.P. translated it into [[Malayalam]], and Chintha Publisher of [[Thiruvananthapuram]] published it with a title ''Irunda Koodaram''.<ref>[http://chinthapublishers.com/en/index.php?page=bookDescription&bid=499 ]. – Accessed 19 October 2011</ref> In 2011, the [[Hindi language|Hindi]] translation of the novel was published under the banner of Rajpal & Sons, Delhi with title ''Band Kamra'' ({{ISBN|978-81-7028-954-8}}).<ref>[http://www.rajpalpublishing.com/lpage.asp?auth=Sarojini%20Sahoo ]. – Accessed 19 October 2011</ref>

== Sources ==

===Print===

====Primary sources====
*Sahoo, Sarojini. ''The Dark Abode''( English),''Indian'' AGE Communication, 2008. {{ISBN|978-81-906956-2-6}}
*Sahoo, Sarojini. ''Gambhiri Ghara'', Time Pass Publication, Bhubaneswar, 2005
*Sahoo, Sarojini. ''Mithya Gerosthali'' (Bengali), Anupam Prakashani, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2007. {{ISBN|984-404-287-9}}
*Sahoo, Sarojini. Irunda Koodaram''( Malayalam). Chintha Publishers, 2009.

====Secondary sources====
*—. ''Vinjan Kairali'':Malayalam Journal, September 2008 issue
*—. ''Shamakal'':Bangladeshi News paper, 10 October 2008 issue
*—. ''Amritlok'':Behgali Little Magazine, January 2009 issue

=== Online ===
* [http://www.redroom.com/publishedreviews/the-dark-abode-an-indian-novel-sarojini- ''Red Room'' ]
* [http://poetrywriting.org/Sketchbook0-0BookFair/Sketchbook_Book_Fair_A_Dark_Abode_Dr_Sarojini_Sashoo.htm- ''Sketch Book'' ]
* [http://www.thanalonline.com/Issues/08/review_en.htm-''Thanal Online'' ]
* [http://feminine-fragrance.blogspot.com/2008_11_01_archive.html The Dark Abode]
* [http://zonefornone.blogspot.com/2008/06/sarojini-sahoos-dark-abode.html ''Zone Magazine '']
* [http://www.sarojinisahoo.com/Pratham_alo.htm ''Pratham Alo '']
* [http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=8039 ''The Daily Star '']
* [http://oriyanari.com/id45.html ''Oriya Nari'']

== See also ==
*[[Sarojini Sahoo]]
*[[List of feminists]]
*[[List of feminist literature]]
*[[Sarojini Sahoo Stories]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.amazon.com/The-Dark-Abode-ebook/dp/B00CVZOYWC Amazon.com]
* [https://www.scribd.com/doc/13579559/The-Dark-Abode Online Download of The Dark Abode]
* [http://sarojinisahoo.com/novels.htm Sahoo’s home Page]
* [http://www.sawnet.org/books/authors.php?Sahoo+Sarojini Sawnet Bio]
* [http://oriyanari.com/id45.html Oriya Nari]
* [http://orissadiary.com/personality/writer/sarojinisahoo%20.asp Orissa Diary]

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[[Category:Political novels]]
[[Category:Dystopian novels]]
[[Category:Romance novels]]
[[Category:Indian romance novels]]

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