Memories of artist and litterateur Dinanath Pathy’s book Digapahandira Drawing Mastre, that had won the Orissa Sahitya Akademi Award, have come afresh in the minds of readers as an English translation of the same was launched recently.

An autobiographical account of the veteran artist and arts historian’s association with his village Digapahandi in Ganjam district, the book is titled The Drawing Master of Digapahandi. Niranjan Mohanty, who died in 2008, had translated the book from Oriya.