Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (1973) Winner
Kishori Charan Das
キショリ・チャラン・ダス
Kishori Charan Das
Aliases:
K. C. Das
Pen Names:
K. C. Das（Used as a short name/pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- null （Cuttack, Odisha, India）
- Died
- 2004-08-17
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Odia, English
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet, Translator, Civil servant
- Active Years
- 1950-2004
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Thakura Ghara | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Odisha Sahitya Academy Award | — | — | Odisha Sahitya Academy | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Sarala Puraskar | — | — | Sarala Puraskar Committee | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Bishuva Puraskar | — | — | Bishuva Puraskar Committee | 受賞 |
Sahitya Akademi Award
1976
Work:
Thakura Ghara
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Odisha Sahitya Academy Award
1976
Organization:
Odisha Sahitya Academy
Result:
受賞
Sarala Puraskar
1985
Organization:
Sarala Puraskar Committee
Result:
受賞
Bishuva Puraskar
1992
Organization:
Bishuva Puraskar Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Thakura Ghara
1975 Short story collectionA collection of short stories portraying the everyday life and inner conflicts of the Odia middle class, exploring choices, disillusionment, and insecurities.
Middle-class tensionsDisillusionment and hopeUrban realities
Translations
- Portions translated into English
The Midnight Moon and other Stories
1993 Short story collection (English translation)An English-language collection of selected short stories originally written in Odia, presented for a wider readership.
Translation across culturesCity and the individualExistential unease
Bhanga Khelana
1961 Short storiesAn early collection from the 1960s featuring urban settings and introspective character portrayals that foreshadow his later style.
Modernization and the individualContradictions of everyday life
Bibliography
- Bhanga Khelana (1961)
- Ghara Bahuda (1968)
- Laksha Vihanga (1968)
- Manihara (1970)
- Thakura Ghara (1975)
- Gaman (1980)
- Khelara nam ranga (1982)
- Bhinna Paunsha (1984)
- Death of an Indian (1984)
- Shita Lahara (1986)
- Trango Mryutu (1987)
- Nija Sanja (1992)
- The Midnight Moon and other Stories (1993)
- Faces in the Dark (poetry, 1980)
- Mana Kamana (poetry, 1983)
- Satoti Dinara Sati (novel, 1993)
- Neta O Netramani (novel, 1997)
Translations of Works
- The Midnight Moon and other Stories (English translation, 1993)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Representative of modernism in Odia literatureConcise, restrained proseRealist with rich psychological depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Aspirations and disappointments of the middle classLoneliness in urban lifeInner conflict and existential anxiety
Legacy
Kishori Charan Das was a leading modernist figure in Odia literature, acclaimed for his short stories depicting middle-class psychology and urban realities. An award in his name (Kishori Charan Das Sahitya Purashkar) was established to honor Odia writers.
Academic Societies
- Kishori Charan Smruti Sansad (memorial committee)
In Popular Culture
- An annual literary award named after Kishori Charan Das was established, contributing to the promotion of regional literature.
Quotes
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“Writing expresses a writer's relationship with various emotions and no writing can belong to any class or community; it belongs to the whole world.”
Source: Indian Literature (journal) / cited interviews (2004)
Trivia
- He served in senior positions in the Indian audit service (including director of audit, Indian accounts, Washington, D.C., 1961–1964).
- Won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1976 for Thakura Ghara.
- The Kishori Charan Das Sahitya Purashkar, named in his honor, has been awarded annually since 2007.