Manmohan Acharya was a poet and lyricist from

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. His Sanskrit poems and lyrics have been put to music and danced to in the

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movie, '' The Desire''. He was also a researcher and published author.

Early life

Manmohan Acharya was born in 1967 in Lathanga, a village in the

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district of

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to Pandit Mayadhar Acharya and Parvati Devi. Vanikavi honoured with National Award

Poetry

His poetry includes the following works: * Gitamohanam. One of its devotional songs features in the 2009 movie '' The Desire''. *''Gita-bhaaratam'' (lyrics). A compilation of patriotic songs. * Gita milindam (lyrics) consists of 15 songs () with different rhythms. *''Palli-panchaasika'' (1987) - a Sanskrit minor poem (Khaṇḍakāvya) *''Subhasa-charitam'' - in

Mahakavya Mahākāvya (lit. great kāvya, court epic), also known as ''sargabandha'', is a genre of Indian epic poetry in Classical Sanskrit. The genre is characterised by ornate and elaborate descriptions of scenery, love, battles and so on — in short, eve ...

style *''Sri Sivananda-Laharika'' - in

Kāvya Kāvya (Devanagari: काव्य, IAST: ''kāvyá'') refers to the Sanskrit literary style used by Indian court poets flourishing between c.200 BCE and 1200 CE. This literary style, which includes both poetry and prose, is characterised by ab ...

style *''Yati-giti-satakam'' (Sataka-kavya)

Dance drama

He has written dance dramas including: *''Arjuna-Pratijnaa'' *''Shrita-kamalam'' *''Pada-pallavam'' *''Divya-Jayadevam'' *''Ravana'' *''Pingalaa'' *''Mrtyu'' *''Sthitaprajnah'' *''Tantram'' *''Purva-sakuntalam'' *''Uttara-sakuntalam''

Translation

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Gitagovinda The ''Gita Govinda'' ( sa, गीत गोविन्दम्; ) is a work composed by the 12th-century Hindu poet, Jayadeva. It describes the relationship between Krishna, Radha and ''gopis'' (female cow herders) of Vrindavan. The ''Gita G ...

of Jayadev as Gitagovind Rasaavali''

Research

# Sistaachaara (Book)Shishtaachaara, pub. Jayadev Institute of Oriental Research, Cuttack, 1999, # Maagha And Bhanja in Picture Poetry (book)Bahitra, Bhanja Research Journal, Bhanjanagar, Orissa, 1998 # Indian Trend of Human Rights # An Algebraic Operation in Vedic Mathematics; # Sharadindu-sundara-ruchih devi, Vani vaa Shakti-ruupini; # Sixty Four Arts, A Study; # Contribution of Sanskrit in Advancement of Oriya Language; # An Encyclopedic Dictionary Of Yajurvedic Upanishads (Book) # Vedic Research In Orissa during 20th Century # Mind in Shiva-samkalpa hymn, A psycho-philosophical Analysis # Bhaarata-pamkaja-dalamidam Utkal-mandala-miti viditam yat; # Description of Heart in Upanisads # Concept of Human Rights in Vedic Tradition; # Vedic Trend of Human Rights vrs. Varna- Ashrama System; # Financial Emergency : Kautilya's Arthashastra vis-a-vis Indian Constitution; # Kavivara- Bhaarata-varsham Shrauta-puraatanamaarsham; # Tarka Vaachaspati Madhusudan Mishra, A study # Map of Puranic India

Awards

* Sanskrit Eloquency Award, Vikram University, Ujjain, M.P., 1990 * Vanikavi Award from Vanivinodi Parishad, Utkal University, 1991 * Doctor of Philosophy from Sri Jagannath Sanskrit University, 2003 * Gita-Saarasa Award from Christ College, Cuttack administration, 05.02.2005 * Delhi Sanskrit Academy Award for instant poem writing, 2007 * Ananda Bharadvaja Sammanah, 2007 * Lokakavyanidhi Award, from All India Lokabhasa Prachara Samiti, Puri, 2008 * Bharata-Bharati-Samman from National Sanskrit Sahitya Academy, 2009 * Abhinava Jayadeva Samman, 2009, Bhaktakavi Sri Jayadeva Samaroha samiti * Sanskrit Sangeet Nataka Academy Award, 2010 * Fellowship of Vachaspati from Saraswati Research Institute * Chinta Chetana National Baisakhi Award, 2012

Death

Acharya died at his residence in Cuttack on 2013.

References

External links

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