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Ramachandra Acharya was born in 1895,He is a novelist and playwright, though died young, his contribution to the historical novel in odia is hardly comparable. From a state of penury orphaned
Ramachandra, through personal endeavour, raised himself to the status of a trained graduate Headmaster of Middle School at Berhampur, the district headquarter of Ganjam.
His incessant zeal for and continuous effort to create literature is very much manifested in his widely read novels such as Beerangana (1924), Beera Odia (1925), Kamala Kumari (1925) and Padmini (1935). His love for classic fiction, both oriental and occidental, is revealed by his free translation of Banabhatta’s Kadambari as Pranaya Prabaha and Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables as Piyusha Prabaha.
He has rendered Sanskrit Hitopadesh into odia in four volumes. Mala pana (offering obsequial) was one of his farcical drama published in 1920 with a particular message of social reform. Apart from scores of biographies of notable personalities, both mythological and historical, he had also compiled an English-English-odia dictionary.
His contribution of contemplative and informative essays to the leading literary magazines of his time, such as Mukura (1905), Pradeepa (1917), Asha (1913), etc., bear testimony to his masterly prose style and ingrained love for motherland. As it appears, Ramachandra Acharya, in all, has written books bearing more than a hundred titles. Attempts are being made by the Department of odia Language and Literature of Berhampur University to bring out all his works in volumes.
Odia Books By Ramachandra Acharya
Beerangana
Beera Odia
Kamala Kumari
Padmini
Mala Pana
Magazine
Mukura
Pradeepa
Asha
It’s a acknowledgement of my grandfathers great work in odialiterarature after decades of time. Misfortune obscured his works for getting any reward to his name and stature.
R.C.Acharya’s contribution to Odia literature is unparalleled. Some of his books were taught as text books in college curriculum. His writings have enriched the Odia language.
It’s a late but laudable initiative to bring into light his great works of literature for the modern day readers.