Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award
1 appearances
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Edition 37 (1968) Winner
Binapani Mohanty
ビナパニ・モハンティ
Binapani Mohanty
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1936-11-11 （Chandol, Kendrapara, Bengal Presidency, British Raj）
- Died
- 2022-04-24 （Cuttack, Odisha, India） age 85
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Odia
- Religion
- Hinduism
Career
- Occupations
- Professor, Writer, Academic
- Active Years
- 1960-2022
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenshaw College | — | Department of Economics | 修士（経済学） | 1953–1959 | India |
Ravenshaw College
Department of Economics
Degree:
修士（経済学）
Period:
1953–1959
Year of Graduation:
1959
Country:
India
Bachelor's (1957), Postgraduate/Master's (1959) in Economics
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Padma Shri | — | — | Government of India | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Patadei (short story collection) | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1968 | Orissa Sahitya Academy Award | Kasturi Mruga o Sabuja Aranya | — | Orissa Sahitya Academy | 受賞 |
| — | Sarala Award | — | — | Sarala Award committee | 受賞 |
| — | Atibadi Jagannatha Das Sammana | — | — | Odisha Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
Padma Shri
2020
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
1990
Work:
Patadei (short story collection)
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Orissa Sahitya Academy Award
1968
Work:
Kasturi Mruga o Sabuja Aranya
Organization:
Orissa Sahitya Academy
Result:
受賞
Sarala Award
Organization:
Sarala Award committee
Result:
受賞
Atibadi Jagannatha Das Sammana
Organization:
Odisha Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Patadei
1986 Short storyOne of her representative short stories focusing on women's inner lives and social constraints. Published in a magazine and later collected; the collection won the Sahitya Akademi Award.
Women's experienceSocial constraintsIdentity
Adaptations
- [Television drama] Kashmakash (1987)
Translations
- Translated into English, Hindi and other languages
Kasturi Mruga o Sabuja Aranya
1967 Short story collectionAn early collection of short stories dealing with rural life and interpersonal relationships.
Rural lifeHuman dramaNature
Manaswini
2002 NovelA later novel blending psychological portraiture with social context.
Women's independenceSociety and the individual
Kunti, Kuntala, Shakuntala
2005 NovelA novel engaging with mythic elements and portrayals of women.
MythImages of women
Andhakarara Chhai
1976 Short storyA short story symbolically exploring darkness and human relationships; it has been adapted into film.
DarknessLonelinessHuman relationships
Adaptations
- [Film] Andhakarara Chhai (film)
Bibliography
- Kasturi Mruga o Sabuja Aranya
- Kalantara
- Tatinira Trushna
- Bastraharana
- Arohana
- Abhinetri
- Ekaki Parasara
- Asru Anala
- Sakunira Chaka
- Khela Calichi
- Anya Aranya
- Sayahnara Svara: Galpaguccha
- Barsha, Barsha, Bharatabarsha
- Apahanca Akasha
- Andhakarara Chhai
- Padma ghunchi ghunchi jauchi
- Patadei
- Sitara Sonita
- Manaswini
- Kunti, Kuntala, Shakuntala
- Bitiyaithiba Dina
- Kabi Bidyutprabha
Adaptations
- Television adaptation of 'Patadei' as the series 'Kashmakash' on Doordarshan
- Film adaptation of 'Andhakarara Chhai'
Translations by Author
- Translated Russian folk-tales (from English) into Odia
Translations of Works
- Many short stories translated into English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Urdu, Telugu and Russian
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realist styleRich psychological characterizationConcise and restrained narration
- Recurring Motifs
- Women's experiences and strugglesContrast between rural and urbanFamily relationships and intergenerational tensionNature and human relationships
Legacy
Binapani Mohanty was a significant Odia short story writer, widely acclaimed for works portraying society and family from women's perspectives. A recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Shri, she had a substantial influence on contemporary Odia literature.
Academic Societies
- Odisha Lekhika Sansad
In Popular Culture
- Her short stories were introduced widely through TV and film adaptations and translations into multiple languages
Trivia
- She completed matriculation in 1953, earned a bachelor's in 1957 and a postgraduate degree in Economics in 1959.
- Although her family's ancestral village was Chandol near Kendrapara, she was born in Berhampore where her father was posted.
- The short story 'Patadei' was published as 'Lata' in Femina (1986) and dramatized in Hindi as 'Kashmakash' on Doordarshan in 1987.
- The short story 'Andhakarara Chhai' was adapted into a film and received acclaim.
- She retired from Sailabala Women's College in 1992.