MIND MAP OF "THE SUBMERGED VALLEY" BY MANOJ DAS

 

Central Node:

"The Submerged Valley" – Manoj Das

1. Childhood & Nostalgia

• Early memories of village

• Temple on the hillock

• Paddy fields, bull of Shiva

• Teacher’s essay prompts memory

• Emotional attachment to nature and people

2. Quirky Village Life

• Superstitions (lame crow)

• Abolkara: eccentric, “talks to animals”

• Abolkara’s mother: mad dog & cat

• Vitiligo man with cork topee

• Failed attempts to reform Abolkara

3. Threat of Submergence

• Dam project proposed

• Emotional reaction from family

• Villagers plead with father

• Ancestors’ ashes, temples, homes

• Father’s view: “Change is development”

4. Displacement & Adaptation

• Village evacuated

• Some take land, others take cash

• Village submerged under dam

• Transition from past to future

5. Drought & Reappearance

• Temple top resurfaces due to dry monsoon

• Curiosity spreads

• Family plans visit

• Shift from nostalgia to confrontation with change

6. Return to Lost Land

• Changed landscape: buildings replace homes

• Emotional reunion with villagers

• Abolkara refuses to leave the hillock

• Rain begins—threatens the entire area

7. Rescue & Realization

• Father rescues Abolkara

• Wet, shivering, brought to bungalow

• Children witness father’s compassion

• Realization: “stern outside, soft inside”

• Emotional closure and growth