Pitambar Tarai (Born in 1959) is an

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awarded poet from

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, India. The prominent occupation in his family was

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. He was born in Mangarajpur village south of

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in the

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. His poetry is mostly concerned with emotional topics of life, like sorrow and happiness. A common theme of his work is the mentioning of the

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Bibliography

Poetry Collection

* Boonde Luhara peethire samudra – 1987 * Adi Parva – 1994 * Chita-chaitara chitha – 2002 * Raaga Rudrakshari – 2004 * Sairata Shatak * Deha Dasabisha – 2007 * Itara – 2007 * Shudrakara Shloka – 2008 * Abhajana – 2010 * Pichhila tarikha o anyanya Kavita * Sesha heba jain

Children's Literature

* Luha Lahaka Patara Banka

Awards

* Odisha Sahitya Academy Award(For Abhajana) * Prajatantra Kavita Samman * Chandrabhaga Kavita Samman * Basant Muduli Kavita Samman * Teer Tarang Kavita Samman * Odisha Dalit Sahitya Academy Samman * Dadhichi Samman

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tarai, Pitambar 1959 births Living people People from Jagatsinghpur district