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An attempt is made to trace out the unique quality of Manoj Das’s narrative techniques in his fictional world. His art of story-telling has got a niche in the world of literature because of his speciality & uniqueness. His nature of rural life in close vicinity with the ravages of nature like flood, cyclone, rain, etc in his stories, novels, poems make the art of narration all-pervasive in nature. It is to be noted how he takes close look of societal changes from pre-Independent India to the modern time and at the same time effect of such changes on common life of the rural people are the subject- matters of his fictions. An account of the use of humour, pathos, criticism, mockery, etc in his writings is made here. Though in respect of the aspects, Manoj Das is compared to the remarkable Indian writers in English like Mulk Raj Anand, R.K. Narayan, Raja Rao but the narrative technique of Manoj Das is incomparable and need be assayed.

Technique of narration, 1st person narration, double-standard, colloquial style, children narration