The propagation of linear and nonlinear electron acoustic waves (EAWs) in an unmagnetized plasma, comprising dynamical inertial electrons, hot (r, q) distributed electrons, warm electron beam, and immobile ions is studied. The linear dispersion relation is investigated for varying beam velocity. The Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation for EAWs is derived in the small amplitude limit. Depending on the beam density, temperature and velocity, we get a critical condition for which the quadratic

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... arity vanishes from the plasma system. For such a condition, the modified Korteweg de Vries (mKdV) equation, with cubic nonlinearity, is derived, which admits both negative and positive potential solitary structures. It is noted that the spectral indices r and q of the generalized (r, q) distribution, the concentration of the cold, hot and the beam electrons, and the temperature ratios, significantly affect the fundamental properties of the propagation and interaction of electron acoustic solitary waves (EASWs). The types of possible overtaking interaction of two mKdV solitons are investigated. The spatial regime for the two soliton interaction is found to vary in accordance with the variation of single soliton for various plasma parameters. The results of present study may be beneficial to comprehend the interaction between two EASWs in laboratory, space and astrophysical plasmas.