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Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award
Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award () is a literary award awarded to an Odia language litterateur for outstanding contribution to Odia literature in various categories by the Odisha Sahitya Akademi, an institution established in 1957 in Odisha for active promotion of Odia language and literature. Awards 1957 and 1958 1956, 1957 and 1958 1959, 1960 and 1961 1962, 1963 and 1964 1965, 1966 and 1967 1966, 1967 and 1968 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973 1973, 1974 and 1975 1974, 1975 and 1976 1975, 1976 and 1977 1976, 1977 and 1978 1977, 1978 and 1979 1978, 1979 and 1980 1979, 1980 and 1981 1980, 1981 and 1982 1981, 1982 and 1983 1982, 1983 and 1984 1983, 1984 and 1985 1984, 1985 and 1986 1985, 1986 and 1987 1986, 1987 and 1988 See also *Sahitya Akademi Award *Jnanpith Award The Jnanpith Award is the oldest and the highest Indian literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their "outstanding contribution towar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odia Literature
Odia literature is literature written in the Odia language, mostly from the Indian state of Odisha. The modern Odia language is mostly formed from Tadbhava words with significant Sanskrit (Tatsama) influences, along with loanwoards from Desaja, English, Hindustani (Hindi/Urdu), Persian, and Arabic. Its earliest written texts date from around 1000 CE. The earliest Odia newspaper was '' Utkala Deepika'', first published on August 4, 1866. Historians have divided Odia literature into five main stages: Old Odia (800 AD to 1300 AD), Early Medieval Odia (1300 AD to 1500 AD), Medieval Odia (1500 AD to 1700 AD), Late Medieval Odia (1700 AD to 1850 AD) and Modern Odia (1870 AD to present). Further subdivisions, as seen below, more precisely chart the language's development. 4th century BC The creativity and development of the Odia language and literature can be seen in its spoken forms, such as folk tales, and in written forms, such as rock edicts and manuscripts. Songs sung to m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children’s Literature
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's literature can be traced to traditional stories like fairy tales, that have only been identified as children's literature in the eighteenth century, and songs, part of a wider oral tradition, that adults shared with children before publishing existed. The development of early children's literature, before printing was invented, is difficult to trace. Even after printing became widespread, many classic "children's" tales were originally created for adults and later adapted for a younger audience. Since the fifteenth century much literature has been aimed specifically at children, often with a moral or religious message. Children's literature has been shaped by religious sources, like Puritan traditions, or by more philosophical and scientifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poems
Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, a prosaic ostensible meaning. A poem is a literary composition, written by a poet, using this principle. Poetry has a long and varied history, evolving differentially across the globe. It dates back at least to prehistoric times with hunting poetry in Africa and to panegyric and elegiac court poetry of the empires of the Nile, Niger, and Volta River valleys. Some of the earliest written poetry in Africa occurs among the Pyramid Texts written during the 25th century BCE. The earliest surviving Western Asian epic poetry, the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'', was written in Sumerian. Early poems in the Eurasian continent evolved from folk songs such as the Chinese ''Shijing'', as well as religious hymns (the Sanskrit ''R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandrasekhar Rath
Chandrasekhar Rath was an Indian Odia litterateur. In 2018, he was nominated for Padma Shri but could not receive it due to death. Early life and education Rath was from Malpada village in Balangir district. He did his graduation from Rajendra college. He did Post-graduation in English from Canning College, University of Lucknow. Career Rath joined the Odisha Education Service in 1952 as lecturer in English and also served as Secretary of Test Book Bureau before retiring as Deputy Director Public Instruction (DPI) in 1987. He has written 14 short story collections, 15 essay books, devotional essays and three novels. Novels *''Yantrarudha'' (The Instrumented) in 1967 *''Asurya Upanivesh'' (The Sunless Colony) in 1974 *''Nav Jatak'' (Regenesis) in 1981. Awards *Padma Shri *Sahitya Akademi Award in 1997 *Hutch Crossword Book Award * Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award *Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award () is a literary award awarded to an Odia language litte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopal Chhotray
Gopal Chhotray (1916–2003) was born in Puranagarh village of Jagatsinghpur district in Bihar and Orissa Province, India. He is considered to be one of the chief architects of modern Oriya theatre. He brought in significant changes in the morphology of Oriya plays, both in theme and structure. He rescued them from the hold of opera and melodrama, and the overbearing influence of neighbouring Bengal. Gopal Chhotray dominated the Oriya professional theatre for more than three decades. Beginning with Pheria (Come Back) in 1946, he wrote more than 15 original stage plays and 8 adaptations of eminent Oriya novels, most of which were runaway success in professional stage. There were days, when both the professional theaters of Cuttack, holding daily shows, used to stage his plays concurrently. Apart from adapting works of eminent Odia novelists like Upendra Kishore Das (Mala Janha), Basanta Kumari Patnaik (Amadabata), Kanhu Charana Mohanty (Jhanja) and former Chief Minister of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kishori Charan Das
Kishori Charan Das (born 1924; died 17 August 2004), also known by his short name K.C. Das, was an eminent Indian writer and translator of the Odia and English language. Known for his master interpretation of choices, disillusionment, and insecurities of the Odia middle class. His stories showcases realities of everyday life and do not delve into preaching morals or convey messages. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1976 for his short story collection ''Thakura Ghara''. He was also awarded with the Sarala Puraskar in1985 and Bishuva Puraskar in 1992. Biography Das was born in 1924 in Cuttack, Odisha. He worked as Additional Deputy comptroller and Auditor General of India and Director of Audit, Indian Accounts, Washington D.C., 1961-1964. He died on 17 August 2004. Writing Style Das published several collections of short stories, novels, essays, poems. He was one of the exponents of modernism in Odia literature. The characters of his fictions come from urban setting, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitakant Mahapatra
Sitakant Mahapatra (born 17 September 1937) is an Indian poet and literary critic in Odia as well as English. He served in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from 1961 until he retired in 1995, and has held ''ex officio'' posts such as the Chairman of National Book Trust, New Delhi since then. He has published over 15 poetry collection, 5 essay collections, a travelogue, over 30 contemplative works, apart from numerous translations. His poetry collection has been published in several Indian languages. His notable works are, ''Sabdar Akash'' (1971) (The Sky of Words), ''Samudra'' (1977) and ''Anek Sharat'' (1981). He was awarded the 1974 Sahitya Akademi Award in Odia for his poetry collection, ''Sabdara Akasha'' (The Sky of Words). He was awarded the Jnanpith Award in 1993 "for outstanding contribution to Indian literature" and in its citation the Bharatiya Jnanpith noted, "Deeply steeped in western literature his pen has the rare rapturous fragrance of native soil"; he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binapani Mohanty
Binapani Mohanty (11 November 1936 – 24 April 2022) was an Indian Odia language writer and academician. She was well known for her works such as ''Patadei'' and ''Kasturi Mriga''. She was a professor in economics before retiring. She had been awarded Padmashree by the Government of India and Atibadi Jagannatha Das Sammana by Odisha Sahitya Akademi. She had earlier won the Sahitya Akademi Award and Sarala Award. She had served as chairperson of Odisha Lekhika Sansad. Early life and professional career Binapani was born to Chaturbhuja Mohanty and Kumudini Mohanty. Her family was from a village near Kendrapada called Chandol (then part of the undivided Cuttack district). However her father was a government servant and was posted at Berhampore where she was born in the year 1936. She completed her matriculation in 1953 and then went on to study economics. She got her bachelor's degree in 1957 and post graduation degree in 1959 from Ravenshaw college, Cuttack. She later worked as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manoranjan Das
Manoranjan Das (23 July 1923 – 17 February 2013) was an influential Indian dramatist, and pioneer of modernism in Odia Literature. He was known for his experimentalism and deep socio-political awareness, who became most known in the 1960s with his experimental theatre. Sachidanandan, p. 147-148 Amongst his most known work are, ''Kathagodha'' (The Wooden Horse) and ''Aranya Fasal'' (The Wild Harvest), which won him the Sahitya Akademi Award (1971). In a career spanning over four decades, his plays include ''Janmamati'' (Land of Birth) written in 1943 and his latest ''Nandika Kesari'' which appeared in 1985. Early life and education Born in 1923 in a village (named "Patana,42-Mouza, Cuttack sadar") near Cuttack, he did his schooling in Kujang near Paradip, completing his intermediate in 1942. Thereafter he joined Ravenshaw College in Cuttack. Career He joined All India Radio where he rose to the level of Producer Emeritus. During his literary career, he has written 14 other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shantanu Kumar Acharya
Santanu Kumar Acharya (born 1933) is a National Sahitya Academy Award-winning Indian writer. Life Acharya, born in 1933 in Kolkata, comes from the village Siddheswar Pur of the Cuttack district Odisha. He served the Government of Odisha as a college teacher for 34 years, from 1958 to 1992. He retired as the Registrar of Utkal University. Selected works Acharya has written 16 novels, 23 short story collections comprising about 400 stories, and 11 children's books. Novels * ''Nara-Kinnara'', 1962 (The Man and the Sub Humans) * ''Shatabdira Nachiketa'', 1965 (The Nachiketas of the Century) * ''Tinoti Ratira Sakala'', 1969 (The mornings of three dark nights) * ''Dakshinabarta'', 1973 (The turning point) * ''Jatrara Prathama Pada'', 1976 (The First Leg of the Journey) * ''Anya Eka Sakaala Anya Eka Bharat'', 1977 (It is another morning and it is another India) * ''Shakuntala'', 1980 (a novel on the Naxallite movements) * ''Mantrinka Share'', 1988 (The Minister's Share) * ''Dharitri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabi Singh
Rabi Singh (27 January 1931 – 2 February 2020) was an Odia poet, writer. Author of more than 50 books, he was a journalist and prominent politician as well. Early life He was born Rabindranath Singh on 27 January 1931 at Sinharapur village of undivided Cuttack district (now Jagatsinghpur). His parents were freedom fighters and he was involved in politics from an early age. He had little formal education but he was well versed in Odia, English and Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w .... In 1948 he joined Congress Socialist Party. Subsequently, in 1953 he joined Communist Party Of India. In 1955 he participated in Goa freedom movement. He was jailed during 1975 emergency. Literary Activities He started writing after 1955. He was known as a Marxist and rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essays
An essay is, generally, a piece of writing that gives the author's own argument, but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of a letter, a paper, an article, a pamphlet, and a short story. Essays have been sub-classified as formal and informal: formal essays are characterized by "serious purpose, dignity, logical organization, length," whereas the informal essay is characterized by "the personal element (self-revelation, individual tastes and experiences, confidential manner), humor, graceful style, rambling structure, unconventionality or novelty of theme," etc. Essays are commonly used as literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. Almost all modern essays are written in prose, but works in verse have been dubbed essays (e.g., Alexander Pope's ''An Essay on Criticism'' and ''An Essay on Man''). While brevity usually defines an essay, voluminous works like John Locke's ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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