Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award
1 appearances
Gopal Krushna Rath
ゴパール・クリシュナ・ラス
Gopal Krushna Rath
Aliases:
Gopal Rath
Pen Names:
Srimat Swami Gururupananda Saraswati Maharaj（Religious name adopted upon renunciation (sanyasi name)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-08-03 （Sambalpur）
- Died
- 2016-12-30 （Pune） age 71
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Odia
- Religion
- Hinduism (renounced as a sanyasi)
- Residence History
- Sambalpur (birthplace and upbringing) → Pune (later life; place of death)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Professor of Law, Former Judge, Academic
- Active Years
- 1970-2016
- Affiliations
- Sambalpur University (Professor; former Chairman of PG Council), Sahitya Akademi (Member of advisory board)
- Memberships
- Sahitya Akademi advisory board (Odia)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sambalpur University | — | Law | LLM, PhD | — | India |
Sambalpur University
Law
Degree:
LLM, PhD
Country:
India
Studied law; later retired as a Professor of Law from the same university.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Bipula Diganta | 詩 | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award | — | — | Odisha Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Jhankar Poetry Award | — | — | Jhankar | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Sahitya Pruthvi Samman | — | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Baldev Sahitya Sansad Samman | — | — | Baldev Sahitya Sansad | 受賞 |
Sahitya Akademi Award
2014
Work:
Bipula Diganta
Category:
詩
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award
2003
Organization:
Odisha Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Jhankar Poetry Award
1984
Organization:
Jhankar
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Pruthvi Samman
2012
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Baldev Sahitya Sansad Samman
2007
Organization:
Baldev Sahitya Sansad
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ekla Manisha
1980 PoetryAn early collection reflecting personal introspection and regional themes; began publishing since high school.
introspectionhomeland
Kete Dura
1990 PoetryA mid-career collection containing poems with social and philosophical questions.
societyphilosophy
Kuni Pua O Nishpaapa Sakaala
2000 PoetryCollection exploring innocence, loss, and the passage of time.
losstimeinnocence
Bipula Diganta
2010 PoetryAward-winning collection (Sahitya Akademi, 2014) featuring lyrical poems that evoke vastness and infinity.
infinitynaturespirituality
Bihwala Belabhoomi
2013 PoetryA later collection reflecting on homeland and human relationships from a mature perspective.
homelandhuman relationships
Aruna Udbhaasa
2016 PoetryA late collection with spiritual overtones and themes of quiet awakening.
spiritualityawakening
Bibliography
- Ekla Manisha
- Kete Dura
- Kuni Pua O Nishpaapa Sakaala
- Bipula Diganta
- Bihwala Belabhoomi
- Aruna Udbhaasa
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and symbolic poetryclarity and logical undertones reflecting legal background
- Recurring Motifs
- solitudevastness/infinitynature and homelandspirituality and renunciation
Legacy
An important figure in Odia poetry, widely recognized after winning the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2014. Combined a career as a legal scholar with poetic sensibility, making significant contributions to regional literature.
Academic Societies
- Odisha Sahitya Akademi
- Sahitya Akademi (India)
Trivia
- Renounced worldly life in 2014 and adopted a sanyasi name.
- Spouse: Dr Kiranbala Rath. The couple had four children, three of whom predeceased them.
- Won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2014 for the poetry collection 'Bipula Diganta'.