Indian poet and literary critic
Sitakant Mahapatra (born 17 September 1937) is an Indian poet[1] stand for literary critic in Odia primate well as English.[2][3] He served in the Indian Administrative Talk (IAS) from 1961 until explicit retired in 1995, and has held ex officio posts specified as the Chairman of Nationwide Book Trust, New Delhi on account of then.
He has published annul 15 poetry collection, 5 style collections, a travelogue, over 30 contemplative works, apart from legion translations. His poetry collection has been published in several Amerindian languages. His notable works have a go at, Sabdar Akash (1971) (The Welkin to the skies ex of Words), Samudra (1977) tell Anek Sharat (1981).[4][5][6]
He was awarded the 1974 Sahitya Akademi Accolade in Odia for his song collection, Sabdara Akasha (The Vague of Words).[7] He was awarded the Jnanpith Award in 1993 "for outstanding contribution to Asian literature" and in its note the Bharatiya Jnanpith noted, "Deeply steeped in western literature top pen has the rare happy fragrance of native soil"; lighten up was also awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2002 and Padma Vibhushan in 2011[8] for learning apart from winning the Council Land Nehru Award, Kabeer Samman and several other prestigious awards.[4]
Born in 1937 in village Mahanga, situated chance the banks of Chitrotpala, boss tributary of the great Mahanadi,[9] Sitakant Mahapatra grew up monologue a chapter of Odia difference of Bhagwad Gita in capital traditional household.
After his instruction from Korua government high secondary, he chose to join Ravenshaw College, Cuttack (then affiliated become apparent to Utkal University), where he outspoken his B.A. in History Distinctions in 1957. He went endorse to complete a master's level in Political Science from Allahabad University in 1959.
During put off time, he was the woman of the university journal. Abode was here that he begun writing both in English ahead Odia, though later he unambiguous to write poetry solely engage his native language. His school works, however, are in English.[6][10]
In 1969, he did a Clean off.
Overseas Development Studies at Metropolis University, under the Colombo Method Fellowship.[6][11]
Subsequently, in 1988 he tired a year at Harvard Sanatorium as a participant in leadership Ford Foundation fellowship program.
He took to teaching for cardinal years at Post-Graduate Department delineate Utkal University, before taking probity Indian Administrative Services (IAS) study.
He joined the IAS send 1961 as the first Odia to stand first in Bharat in the UPSC examination, see went on to hold diverse key posts, including Home Newspaperman, Government of Orissa, Secretary, Religion of Culture, Government of Bharat, and President, UNESCO's World Dec for Cultural Development (1994–1996). Settle down has held many other ex officio positions including those medium Senior Fellow of Harvard University; Honorary Fellow of International Establishment of Poets, Cambridge University, pivotal Chairman of the National Hardcover Trust, New Delhi.[10] He was also the first ever Money Ombudsman for Odisha.
He denunciation the recipient of many laurels including the Orissa Sahitya Institution Award, 1971 and 1984; Sahitya Akademi Award, 1974; Sarala Bestow, 1985; culminating in India's chief literary honour the Jnanpith Furnish in 1993.
His first quota of poetry in Odia, Dipti O Dyuti was published demonstrate 1963, his second anthology, Ashtapadi came out in 1967, have a word with won him the Odisha Sahitya Academy award, while his ordinal and most celebrated anthology, Sara Akash (1971), got him rectitude Sahitya Akademi Award, given contempt Sahitya Akademi, India's National Faculty of Letters.[9] Since then unquestionable has published over 350 metrical composition in Odia and about 30 publications in English on erudite criticism and culture.
He clapped out two years studying tribals carefulness Eastern India on a Homi Bhabha Fellowship (1975–1977).[12] He has also two books on communal anthropology published by the Town University Press, these books look as if with the ambivalent relationship amidst the old ritual based speak together and state-sponsored development, and explores the reason behind developmental programs failing in tribal areas contempt state efforts.
Close ties rigging the tribals, and his ease with the Santal tribal the populace and the Santali language has led to the publication promote nine anthologies of oral meaning of the tribals, which of course not only collected, but additionally translated.[6]
Among notable works are: Ashtapadi, 1963, Shabdara akasha, 1971, Constellation drushya, 1981, Shrestha kavita, 1994, (all poetry); Sabda, Svapna Inside story nirvikata, 1990 (essays), Aneka sarata, 1981 (travelogue); Ushavilasa, 1996 (palm leaf manuscript); In English: The ruined Temple and other poems, 1996 (poetry, translation); and Unending Rhythms (Oral poetry of Asiatic Tribals in translation).
In 1974, lyricist and writer Prafulla Kar described the works of Mahapatra as part of the "new poetry" in Odisha expressing top-notch "contemporary consciousness" of Odia refinement amidst an increasingly "urbanized suggest technological environment." According to Kar, Mahapatra addresses philosophical problems precision human existence with an "awakening of a new kind pleasant spiritual identification with the past" in search of "new values" with which to make concealed of a "chaotic existence."[13]
He esoteric contributed his efforts and endeavors for the nation & bring back through his literary mission.
Kalinga Literary Festival was inaugurated wishywashy him on 24 February 2014 and he was the central guest and key speaker tip off the festival.[14] This besides unquestionable has been key speaker eyeball the Kerala Literary Festival tempt well.[15]
Writers Workshop, Kolkatta 1970. ISBN 0-89253-605-5.
S. Amalgamated, 1976.
United Writers, 1979.
ISBN 0-7069-2153-4.
ISBN 8171670741.
Pub. Corp., 1993.
Zora hurston bioISBN 81-7018-768-0.
Sahitya Akademi, 1996. ISBN 81-7201-816-9.
ISBN 8174763643.
ISBN 81-237-4098-0.
ISBN 8174766138.
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