ପ୍ରବନ୍ଧ କଥା (ଦାମୋଦର ଦାଶ)
ଗାୟକ'ଶ୍ରୀ' ଦାମୋଦର ଦାଶ
ବାରିକପୁର ବଜାର, ଭଦ୍ରକ
The essay is the riverie, the frame of mind. The essence of which is personal sensation, personal impression evoked by something strange or beautiful or curious or interesting or amusing. - A. C. Benson
The essay is a kind of monologue, a thinking a loud at random, diversified by castle-building in the air, an exercise in direct self-depreciation. - K. R. Srinivas Iyrngar