ADThe Chausathi Yoginis of Hirapur: From Tantra to Tourism
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Odisha • India • Beyond
Stories that make
heritage speak.
Dr. Adyasha Das is an Amazon India bestselling author and Professor at IITTM Bhubaneswar. Her writing moves between heritage, travel, poetry, culture and the human psyche.
14Titles in the current Black Eagle Books catalogue
23 yrsAcademic experience listed by IITTM
OdishaHeritage, culture & travel at the heart of her work
“The dialogue between past and present is where heritage finds its voice.”
— a visual theme for Dr. Das’s work
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The AuthorA contemporary voice
A contemporary voice
from Odisha.
Dr. Adyasha Das writes at the intersection of heritage, travel, culture and the human psyche—bringing research-heavy subjects into clear, vivid and accessible narratives.
Her acclaimed writing includes The Chausathi Yoginis of Hirapur: From Tantra to Tourism, The Yoginis of Ranipur Jharial: Tantric Goddesses of Yore, Beyond the Horizon: A Travel Memoir, and The Journey Starts Here: Global Management and Tourism Trends. Her work often asks a simple but powerful question: how can the past continue to speak to the present?
Her style is insightful and elegant, with a strong sense of place. Through scholarship, travel observation and literary imagination, she turns monuments, journeys and forgotten cultural narratives into stories that invite readers to look again.
Adyasha Das
HERITAGE ✦ TRAVEL ✦ TOURISM ✦ CULTURE ✦ POETRY ✦ RESEARCH ✦ HERITAGE ✦
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The BookshelfResearch, journeys
Research, journeys
& imagined worlds.
Explore the current titles listed under Dr. Das on Black Eagle Books, from Yogini scholarship and Odisha’s temple heritage to travel memoir, poetry and tourism research.
ADThe Yoginis of Ranipur Jharial: Tantric Goddesses of Yore
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ADBeyond the Horizon: A Travel Memoir
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ADThe Journey Starts Here: Global Management And Tourism Trends
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ADHidden Heritage: The Lesser-Known Temples of Odisha
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ADForgotten Goddesses
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ADThe Sacred World of Temples
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ADThe Sun Temple of Konark: A Chronicle in Stone
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ADThe Yogini Poems: Love and Life
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ADBhitaraku Rasta
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ADJanha Nadee
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ADLove Is More Than Thicker Than Forget And Other Poems
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ADTransgression and Other Stories
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ADYoginis of Nepal: A Journey Through Sacred Landscapes
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Current catalogue titles researched from Black Eagle Books. Prices shown there can change; Amazon links open a search for the title.
THE WRITER
Beyond the book
Writing that lets
Writing that lets
places remember.
From the hypaethral Yogini temple at Hirapur to the sacred landscapes of Nepal and the monuments of Konark, Dr. Das’s work treats heritage not as a static archive, but as a conversation between people, places and time.
“Insightful research, clear language and a deep curiosity about the worlds we inherit.”
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Academic ProfileScholarship with
Scholarship with
real-world relevance.
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Education
M.A. from Delhi School of Economics, MBA from XIMB, and PhD in Business Administration / Organizational Behaviour.
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Research
Published work across Human Resource Management, Organizational Behaviour, Tourism & Travel, Cross-Cultural Management and heritage tourism.
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IITTM
Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management, Bhubaneswar, with additional responsibilities spanning MBA Travel & Tourism, culture, placements, admissions and PR.
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Creative Practice
Poet and short-story writer in English and Odia, with work translated into Hindi, Bengali and German and a longstanding engagement with music and literary performance.
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