Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award
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Bijay Mishra
ビジャイ・ミシュラ
Bijay Mishra
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1936-11-20 （Niligiri, Balasore, Odisha, India）
- Died
- 2020-04-26 age 83
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Odia, Hindi, English
- Residence History
- Niligiri (Balasore) → Cuttack (theatre activity base) → Bhubaneswar (later activity)
Career
- Occupations
- Playwright, Lyricist, Screenwriter, Scriptwriter (TV & Film)
- Active Years
- 1960-2020
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | State Sahitya Academy Award | — | — | Odisha Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1988 | State Sahitya Academy Award | — | — | Odisha Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Konark Samman | — | — | Konark Samman (organizer unknown) | 受賞 |
| — | Kendra Sangeet Natak Akademi Award | — | — | Sangeet Natak Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Sahitya Akademi Award | — | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Think Foundation CSR Lifetime Achievement Award | — | — | Think Foundation | 受賞 |
State Sahitya Academy Award
1968
Organization:
Odisha Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
State Sahitya Academy Award
1988
Organization:
Odisha Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Konark Samman
1994
Organization:
Konark Samman (organizer unknown)
Result:
受賞
Kendra Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Organization:
Sangeet Natak Akademi
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
2014
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Think Foundation CSR Lifetime Achievement Award
2015
Organization:
Think Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
JANANI
1960 Play (Drama)One of Mishra's early notable plays. A human drama about family and society, staged in 1960 at the Annapurna Theatre in Cuttack.
familysocial changehuman relationships
Tata Niranjana
Play (Drama)A signature play addressing modern Indian social issues. It has been translated into several Indian languages and reportedly won a national award from All India Radio.
social justiceindividual vs communitytradition and change
Adaptations
- [Radio drama] Tata Niranjana (radio)
Translations
- Translated into Hindi
- Translated into Nepali
- Translated into Kannada
Adaptations
- Radio adaptation of Tata Niranjana (broadcast on All India Radio, reported award)
Translations of Works
- Tata Niranjana — translated into Hindi, Nepali, Kannada, and other Indian languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- modern dramasocial realismrealist narrative style
- Recurring Motifs
- social injusticefamily vs individual conflicttradition vs modernization
Legacy
A pioneer of the modern theatre movement in Odisha and a major contributor to Odia film and television scripting. He received multiple state and national honors and left a lasting impact on regional theatre.
Academic Societies
- Odisha Sahitya Akademi
- Sangeet Natak Akademi
Quotes
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"Hope such injustice will not recur"
Source: The Telegraph (2013 article) (2013)
Trivia
- Began working as a playwright in 1960; his play JANANI was staged that year at the Annapurna Theatre.
- The play Tata Niranjana has been translated into Hindi, Nepali, Kannada and other languages.
- Received the Think Foundation CSR Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015.