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Sacchidananda Tribhuban Deb was born 1872,he was the eldest son of Vasudev Sudhal Dev, the renowned ruling chief of Bamra, a Feudatory state of Odisha. He was particularly interested in art, literature and music from his adolescent period and through his effort two cultural associations named Bamra Chhatra Samity (Student’s society of Bamra) and Sahitya Alochana Sabha (An association for literary discussion) were set up at Debgarh; the capital of Bamra. He earned proficiency in Sanskrit, Bengali, Hindi and English.

In 1903, after the death of his father, Sacchidananda became the ruler of the State. He was a patron of learning and culture. He used to invite the poets, scholars of Odisha, Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Madras to his capital and honour them by offering titles and certificates of merit. Incidentally, Fakiramohan, the eminent novelist of Odisha and Lochanprasad Pandeya, the eminent Hindi writer. were given the titles of ‘Saraswati’ and ‘Kavya Vinod’ in his court.

Most of his poetical works are romantic in nature written in imitation of the style of poet Radhanath. His language is refined, ornamental and dignified. His Alankara Sora is a work on prosody and poetics written on the basis of Sanskrit poetics and Kadambari is a poetical rendering of Sanskrit Kadambari of Banabhatta. His Bristi Vigyana is a treatise on Meteorology, the first of its kind in Odialanguage. His travelogue Bhramana Brittanta and prose work Rasa Rahasya shows his refined and ornamental prose-style.
FURTHER WORKS: Maya Sabari, 1894; Ananga, 1894; Vishma, 1894; Chandra Dura, 1899; Chitra, 1910;
Sundari, 1911; Prakriti, 1911; Jouna Nirbachana, 1912; Abahana, 1913.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: G. Praharaj, Odia Bhashakosa, 1941, R. Brahma, Adhunik Oriya Sahityaku Bamrara
Dana, 1977.

Odia Books By Sacchidananda Tribhuban Deb

Rasa Rahasya
Maya Sabari
Abahana
Jouna Nirbachana
Prakriti
Chandra Dura
Vishma
Sundari
Chitra
Ananga