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Artaballava Mohanty

Artaballava Mohanty was born in 1887,at Naganapur of Cuttack district. He passed his M.A. in Sanskrit from Calcutta University in 1914 and joined Ravenshaw College as a lecturer. He began his literary career right from the time he joined the college. His chief contribution to odia literature are the books he edited for the Prachi Samit. He retrieved countless palm leaf manuscripts of old works from remote villages, edited them painstakingly and published them.

These works include kavyas, kavitas, treatises on‘chhanda’ and ‘chaupadi koili’ and a host of other things. It is through his efforts that much of anceint odia literature which had almost been lost and forgotten, was retrieved and brought to limelight. He also removed many literary disputes regarding the authorship and dates of many important old works.

In addition to editing ancient kavyas and lyrics, he also edited Madala panji, the temple chronicles of Jagannath Puri, inscriptions and copper-plates. He was also the first to recognize odia writers’ contribution to the Brajaboli literature and to trace the origin of odia literature to Charyagiti. His discovery of Rudrasudhanidhi is another remarkable achievement. It is an anceint odia prose work tinged with rich poetic qualities.

He also edited Sarala Mababharata unparalleled in odia literature. Mention must also be made of his remarkable discovery of Santha literature of the 16th century, kavya literature of the 17th and 18th centuries and the literature of the Mahima cult. Besides he also wrote a number of essays in odia and English on the religion, culture and literature of odisha.

glish on the religion, culture and literature of odisha.The books edited with elaborate scholastic introductions by him include Rasakallola (by Dinkrishna Das), Lavanyabati (by Upendra Bhanja), Mathuramangala (by Bhaktacharan Das), Sasi sena (by Pratap Ray), Rama bibha (by Arjun Das), Rukmini bibha (by Karitka Das), Prema panchamrita (by Bhupati Pandit), Bidagdha chintamoni (by Abhimanya Samanta Singhar), Sashi rekha (by Padmanav Sri Chandana), Khadanga bhagabata kadha-danga (by Dinbandhu Das), Jagamohan chanda (by Dinakrishna), Rasabaridhi, Madala Panji, Stuti chintamani (by Bhima Bhoi), Gurubhakti gita, Usha bhilasha (by Sisusankara Das), Gopi bhasha (by Danai Das), Purnattama chandrodaya (by Brundavati Das), Parache gita (by Dwarika Das), Nishdha raj, Narayana sattakam, Gopal-charitamrittam (by Jagannath Das), Bata abakasha (by Balrama Das), Premabhakti brahmagita (by Yasobanta Das), Brahma sankoli (by Achyutananda Das), Rahasya manjari (by Dev Durlava Das), Siba sirodadaya (by Yasobanta Das), Chautisha madhuchakra,Brihat naradiya puran, Tatamata gita, Srtinishedha gita (by Bhima Bhoi), Chatura binoda (by Brajanath Badajjena), Nala charita (by Madhusudan Das), Mahima dharma pratipadaka, Chautisha (by Bhima Bhoi) , Bhajana mala (by Bhima Bhoi), Jayakrishna bhagana, Sadhgati, Prachina gadya, Padyadarsha, Chaitanya bhagabata (by Iswara Das) , Nirguna mahatma (by Chaitanya Das), Bishnugarva purana (by Chaitanya Das).Mohanty was awarded the titles of Vidya Bhushana by Andhra Research Society, Raibahadur by the then British Government, and Padmashri by the Government of India for his life-long devotion to and research in odia literature. . BIBLIOGRAPHY: Artaballava Souvenir; Rastrabhasapatra (1956); Ravenshaw College Centinary Souvenir.

Odia Books Artaballava Mohanty

Charyagiti
Sarala Mababharata
Mathuramangala
Rama bibha
Bidagdha chintamoni
Rasabaridhi
Madala Panji
Raibahadur

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Soubhagyakumar Mishra

Soubhagyakumar Mishra was born in 1941,he is one of the outstanding modern poets of odisha, was born at Behrampur. After having obtained his post-graduate degree in English literature, he joined the Behrampur University as a teacher of the subject, and he is still professionally attached to this University. Soubhagyakumar is widely travelled and received a writer’s fellowship from the University of Iowa in 1983. He received many awards from various literary organisations, including the Sahitya Akademi Award(1986) on his Dwa Suparna.

He has by now published more than six collections of poems in addition to a number of critical essays in well-known literary journals. His poems have been translated into quite a few Indian and European languages. His important publications include collections of poems like Atmanepadi (1965),
Madhyapadalopi (1970), Nai pahanra (1973) and a translation of a Bengali novel by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, Ghuna poka (1975), besides his own translation of his poems into English, entitled Counter Measures (1973).

Soubhagyakumar’s poetry is marked by a deep perception of men and things and own distinctive use of
poetic diction which is both precise and rich in suggestion. He has explored in his poetry many possibilities of the language and made his own characteric contribution to contemporary literature. His poetic sensibility has been sharpened by his social awareness and grounding in contemporary literature.

Odia Books By Soubhagyakumar Mishra

Atmanepadi
Madhyapadalopi
Nai Pahanra
Ghuna Poka

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Ramchandra Mishra or Phaturananda

which is his pen-name, is a well-known humorist and satirist. Having studied for an L.M.P. diploma first, he obtained his B.A. degree from Utkal University. As a young man he was greatly fond of mechanical gadgets and aspired to become a mechanic.

But he had to give up the idea in favour of literary pursuitswhen he suddenly lost his eyesight.His career as a humorous writer began with the publication of a poem called ‘Kavi ladhei’ (Poets fighting) in the Dagara, a literary monthly with which he has been closely associated for the last forty years.

His first humorous stories were  published continuously in the Dagara after the magazine shifted its office from Bhadrak to Cuttack in 1949. He became famous with the publication of his first book which was a novel called Nakata chitrakara (The noseless painter) in 1953.

It deals with the story of an ugly looking painter, his romantic involvement with a  sophisticated girl and his subseqent frustrations. Though sentimental at places, the narrative is characterised by an almost Dickensian blend of humour and pathos.

Nakata chitrakara was followed by Sahitya chasha (Growing literary crops) and Heresa (The shameless one) in 1959, Bidushaka (The messenger) and Mangalabaria sahityasamsada (The Tuesday literary club) in 1963. Hasakura (The giggling one) in 1972, Brihat bhanda (The great bluffer) and Amrita behia (The shameless) in 1977 and Vote in 1980 – all collections of humorous stories.

Phaturananda directs his humorous and satirical attacks mostly at literary personages, their follies and pretensions and quarrels over petty issues.His poems, Nilatha kavi (The shameless poet, 1954) has the same theme. His stories are thus repetitive in respect of the situations they create, and not entirely free from a crude kind of wit. But he is never bitter or cynical about his victims.

Very often he is self-critical, knows his own limitations, and does not hesitate to laugh at himself.  Broadly speaking, the chief target of his attack is the contemporary youth, wild, undisciplined and frantically looking for an identity in the wrong quarters.

One of the main sources of humour in his works is the typical language he uses – almost a sub-dialect spoken by the original inhabitants of Cuttack. Phaturananda knows Bengali, Hindi and Sanskrit, besides English. He is a cartoonist and has held several exhibitions of his cartoons. He was the founder Secretary of Sarasa Sahitya Samiti, an organisation devoted to creation and popularisation of humorous writing.

Odia Books By Ramchandra Mishra

Kavi Ladhei
Nakata Chitrakara
Nilatha Kavi

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Dagara
Heresa
Bidushaka
Hasakura
Brihat Bhanda

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Ram Chandra Mishra

Ram Chandra Mishra was born in 1920,He is a dramatist, was born at Daspalla in Puri district of odisha. He did his B.A. from Patna University and B.L. from Utkal University. He joined odisha Administrative Service for sometime and then changed over to legal practice. He started writing during the forties when the Indian national movement was at its peak.

Inspired by Gandhian idealism he sought to establish an ideal society free from economic stringency and moral corruption. Seriously concerning himself with the major issues of his time in his works, he tries to strike deep at the roots of evil that endanger contemporary society. In his plays, he critically presents the conflict between idealism and so-called modernism. His major plays are naturally problem-plays that deal with social problematics.

Influenced by Kavichandra Kalicharan Pattanayak, who pioneered the modern theatre movement in odisha, Mishra started writing social plays about the problems of common people in a society with changing values. His Gandhian leanings made him treat his characters with a great deal of sympathy. Most of his plays vouch for the criticism and vision of an artist, with a burning zeal to reform.

The plays like Mulia (1946), Ghara sansara (1950), Bhai bhauja (1954) and Narottam Das kahe (1962) are a few examples. In these plays there are ideal characters who project the dramatist’s vision. He has written 18 plays so far and his first play was Abhimana (1942).

His other significant plays are Managera (1945), Kavisurya (1946), Sai Padisa (1953), Nataka Ritimata (1953), Sevika (1955), Mamata (1956), Chabuk (1958), Puanighara (1962), Godhuli lagna (1968), Kisa puni dekha na jae (1969), and Maura mani. A master creator of situations, in the plays he weaves complex plots. His characterization is realistic and at times becomes idealistic. His dialogues are a mixture of the colloquial and the sophisticated and combine the humorous and the serious which brings out a remarkable dramatic effect. His plays are commercially successful and he is regarded as a popular playwright.

Odia Books By Ram Chandra Mishra

Abhimana
Managera
Kavisurya
Sai Padisa
Nataka Ritimata
Mamata
Puanighara
Godhuli lagna

 

 

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Manamohan Mishra

Manamohan Mishra was born in 1920,he is a popular poet and author, was educated at Ravenshaw College, Cuttack. He did his M.A. in English from Patna University in 1943. He joined the freedom movement while he was a student and was jailed more than once. His journalistic and literary career began with his political activities from the early 40s.

He was a representative of The Times of India and The Hindustan Standard in odisha and edited The Congress (1957) and the Kalinga (1960-62). He was involved in the World Peace Movement and afterwards worked for labour welfare. He travelled widely in the Soviet Union,Czechoslovakia, France, England, East Germany, West Germany and China. He picked up the progressive trends in literature. His poetical collections include Koti kanthe (In the voice of many, 1948), Awaj (1950) and Nua gapatie lekha (1953).

He has written a biography of Stalin (1953). His translated works are Manushya daitya (1946) and Rusiya kavitabali (Russian Poems, 1967). His only story-collection is Ei desar matire (In the soil of this country, 1947). He wrote an excellent political discourse Gala mahayuddha o tapare (The last World War and after,1946) and two treatises on language, namely Chalanti bhashar prayog (1968) and Chalanti bhashar bijnan (1969).

Odia Books By Manamohan Mishra

Koti Kanthe
Nua gapatie Lekha
Stalin
Ei Desar Matire
Gala Mahayuddha O Tapare

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Kamapala Mishra

Kamapala Mishra was born in 1875,He is son of Pandit Damodara Mishra and Gayatri Devi, passed the
B.A. Examination from Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, in 1897, worked for some time as Sub-Divisional
Officer in the State of Mayurbhanj, passed the B.L. Examination from Cuttack in 1908 and joined the bar. After a short period he lost his mental balance. He was temporarily cured and then served for some years as the Head Master of Talcher High School.Steeped in traditional culture, well-versed in Sanskrit and odia, he was a keen lover of music and drama.

He was a gifted singer of the traditional odia songs like the champus and chhandas. His first literary work was a poem, a ‘kavya’, named Apurva swapna (The unique dream) followed by his first drama, Sita bibaha (The marriage of Sita), both written while he was a student. Sita bibaha, published in 1899, is a drama of five Acts which presents Sita from her childhood and deals with her marriage with Rama and her journey with him to Ayodhya. It has an almost traditional introduction or Prastavana setting forth the theme through the song of a dancing ‘nati’.

But there is no ‘Sutradhara’ in it. Following his predecessor Ramshankar Ray and the Shakespearean tradition, Kamapala has often used blank verse in dialogues. Though his blank verse is occasionally uneven and faulty in rhythm, it is better than that of Ramashankar. As in Sanskrit dramas, here, too, the friends of Sita are seen engaged in plucking flowers or cracking jokes with Sita.

A Vidushaka is introduced. The mythological theme is treated with a bold originality. The miracle element, usual in mythological dramas, are comparatively less evident. There is no song from the Nepathya. Asides and whispered speeches are rare. The influence of the folk plays is seen in the presence of a rather large number of songs in the drama.

Basanta latika was published by the author’s son Umakant Mishra in 1933 but it had been written as early as 1913. It was first staged by the Balanga Theatre Party. It is semi-historical in theme depicting an imaginary tale of palace intrigue. In dialogue and craftsmanship, as also in the art of depicting varied emotions, it is superior to Sita bibaha.  It has no conventional ‘nata’ or ‘nati’ in the ‘prastavana’. Instead,Kamapala introduces Parvati and the Rajalakshmi of the Mayurbhanj royal family. In this drama, too, blank verse is introduced. Harishchandra of Kamapala Mishra, written in 1902 though never published, was staged more than once.

It is a drama in five Acts with mythological characters like Harischandra, Shaivya and Rohitasva and imaginary chatacters like Mangalya, Kalapi and Varana. Reformistic and realistic in approach, it is critical of the coarseness and vulgarity of the contemporary folk dramas and of the growing moral degeneration, religious corruption and the arrogance of the Brahmins.

Kamapala Mishra’s last two works are a drama named Durga sarari and a novel named Prabhamayee. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Girija Shankar Ray, Odiya natya kala; Hemantakumar Das, Odia natakara viksa dhara; Narayan Satpathy, Odia nataka natyakara; Priyaranjan Sen, Moden Oriya Literature; Ratnakar Chaini, Odia natakara udbbava o vikas; Saradaprasad Da1behera, odisha rangamancha itihasa; Sarbeswar Das, Nataka
vichara; Virakishore Das, Yuge yuge natya sahitya.

Odia Books By Kamapala Mishra

Apurva swapna
Sita bibaha
Ratnakar Chaini
Odisha Rangamancha Itihasa

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Godavarisha Mishra

Godavarisha Mishra was born in 1886, he is a statesman and litterateur, was born in. poor family, passed his early days in poverty, did his M.A. and studied law in the Calcutta University.: Immediately after this he joined a group of patriotic teachers at the newly founded nationalist school at Satyabadi. Mishra’s literary works include translated prose works. He translated some famous biographies and fiction from English. His short stories, such as ‘Panu Misra’ and ‘Tola Kania’, drew the attention of the people to the old social problems and superstitions.

The two historical plays be wrote, namely Mukunda Deva (1917) and Purusottama Deva were designed to depict the Gajapati kings as ideal nationalist heroes to suit the temper of the time. He also wrote for the children. His stories from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata became very popular with children. He edited and published two journals, Lokamukha (1924) and Janata (1941). He was also associated with the editorial work of the Samaja. His first poem ‘Saraswati abahana’ appeared in the Utkala sahitya in 1909.

Collections of his poems include Kalika (1921), Kisalaya (1922) and Gitiguccha (1957). Some of these are works of translation. ‘Samyoi tire sakale’ , ‘Nidagha sarasi’ , ‘Kasiyatri’ and ‘Jaa’ are some of his great lyrics. Greater still are his elegies such as ‘Nimisaka dekha’, ‘Hoithanta’ and ‘Tha babu’ which record the pathetic pinings of a loving teacher at the passing away of a dear pupil. But Godavarisha Mishra will be remembered for ever as the pioneer of ‘gathakabita’ (verse-tales) based on themes picked up from history and legends.

On this score ‘Kalijai’ ‘Abhirama Simha’, ‘Padmavati’ and ‘Bikrama Simha’ are matchless creations which have a mass appeal peculiar only to folk literature because of their simple and unsophisticated style, the fine lyric touches and noble sentiments.

His autobiography, Ardhasatabdir Odisa o tanhire mo sthan, though incomplete, won him post-humously the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1961 .. All his works have been compiled in Godavansha granthavali in four volumes. BIBLIOGRAPHY: B.C. Acharya, Satyabadi yuga (1963); Chintamani Das, Kabi Godavarisha (1960).

Odia Books By Godavarisha Mishra

Panu Misra
Tola Kania
Lokamukha
Janata
Samaja
Padmavati

Autobiography

Ardhasatabdir Odisa O Tanhire Mo Sthan
Godavansha Granthavali

Poems

Kalika
Kisalaya
Gitiguccha

Translation

Nidagha Sarasi
Kasiyatri

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Durga Madhab Mishra

Durga Madhab Mishra was born in 1929,he is a senior member of the Indian Police Service, is a prolific writer of short stories, poems, essays and children’s literature. Remarkable for the penetrating portrayal of reality,his writings combine the critical probe of a police officer with the transcending compassion of a humanist.In his stories one finds a tender analysis of human suffering in all its complexities.

Not enamoured of the modern experimentation, he has written stories which are most often free from deliberate cerebration and artificial contrivances of form. The appeal of his stories lies in their simplicity and immediacy. The story collection titled Nishadara nisabda barana (The hunter’s silent admonition) which got odisha Sahitya Akademi Award in 1981, is a brilliant testimony to his craftmanship and vision.

His other story collections are: Jautishe kahichanti (Astrologers predict), Mandakranta (Mandakranta, Sanskrit metre), Tara o timira (stars and darkness), and Falgure banya (Flood in the river Falgu). His poems are remarkably simple and lyrical, and reflect a human concern and deep sympathy for the downtrodden, the lives of the rural folks and the tribals. He has to his credit five collections of poems.

Muthie mati chinae akash (A handful of soil shows the sky), Brutta abartta (Circles, whirlpools), Ugrasen ubacha (Thus spoke Ugrasen), Mouna mukhar (Silent yet voluble) and Asamapika (The incomplete). Besides stories and poems he has also written essays on contemporary themes such as crime, juvenile delinquency and immoral traffic.

His essays show his critical understanding and sympathetic treatment of the problems which are responsible for the deep-seated evils in the present day life.Mishra’s volumes of children’s stories, Asura tapu (The island of demons), Aja asichhanti (Grandpa has come), and two volumes of poems for children, Chha rutu ame chha bhai (Six seasons, we are six brothers) and Thakur puja (The Lord’s worship) have been published.

The characteristic simplicity of expression, mingled with haunting rhythm in poems written for children make them extremely attractive for everyone. His writings show deep understanding of the child’s mind.

Odia Books By Durga Madhab Mishra

Nishadara nisabda barana
Jautishe kahichanti
Mandakranta
Tara o timira
Falgure banya

Poems

Brutta abartta
Ugrasen Ubacha
Mouna mukhar
Asamapika

Children’s Stories

Asura tapu
Aja asichhanti

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Dibakar Mishra

Dibakar Mishra was born in 1466, he also known as Kavichandra Ray, an eminent Sanskrit poet and dramatist, was the court. poet of Purusottamadeva, the king of odisha (1466-1497). His most well-known lyrical drama was Abhinavagitagovinda (1494). Among his other works are: Lakshmanadarsa. maha-kavya, Prabhabati natakam, Parijataharm patakam, Haricharita champu, Rasa manjari, Dbruva charita and Devi shatakam. None of the literary works of Dibakar Misbra has yet been published. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Kedarnath Mohapatra, ‘Abhinavagitagovinda’ in The odisha Historical Research Journal Vol. IX (Bhubaneswar, 19(1); NiIamaDi Mishra, A!ocIJana (Bhubaneswar, 1976).

Odia Books By Dibakar Mishra

Abhinavagitagovinda
Lakshmanadarsa
Prabhabati Natakam
Parijataharm Patakam
Rasa Manjari

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Dharanidhara Mishra

Dharanidhara Mishra was the author of one of the earliest odia translations of the celebrated Gitagovinda of Jayadeva. In this work Dharanidhara recast the subject-matter of the twelve Sargas of the original Sanskrit work in sixteen Chhandas composed in different odia metres. The rendering is almost literal and most of the words employed in the original text have been retained. The translation has the same lucidity of diction as the original and with its pleasant music produces the same sentimental effect. Of about half-a-dozen translations of the time, now available, Dharanidhara’s translation is the most popular and is, for its antiquity, an evidence in support of the contention that Odisha was the homeland of Jayadeva. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Mayadhara Manasimha, A History of odia Literature (Sahitya Akademi, 1962), Nilamani Mishra, Alochana (1976);Suryanarayana Dasa. A History of odia literature Vol.I (1963).

Odia Books By Dharanidhara Mishra

Sargas
Chhandas

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