Dr. Pratibha Ray's collection of stories, Transgression and Other Stories has fifteen unique stories surfing between tradition and modernity, pathos and poignant reflections to make it a stimulating collection. Pratibha, as a story teller inhabits a world which is solid, holistic and suffused with different colours of life. In this collection, stories 'The Curse and " and and "The Ketaki Grove and " have received New Delhi's Katha Award. and "Salvation and " received the best regional feature film award and Transgression, the Sahitya Akademi award.