Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award
2 appearances
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Edition 19 (1961) Winner
Manoj Das
まのじ・だす
Manoj Das
Aliases:
Manoj Kumar Das
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1934-02-27 （Sankhari, Balasore district, Odisha, India）
- Died
- 2021-04-27 （Puducherry, India） age 87
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Odia, English
- Residence History
- Odisha → Puducherry
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Columnist, Editor, Professor
- Active Years
- 1949-2021
- Affiliations
- Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education
- Memberships
- Member, General Council, Sahitya Akademi
- Influenced By
- Fakir Mohan Senapati, Vyasa, Valmiki
- Influenced
- R.K. Narayan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samanta Chandra Shekhar College | — | English Literature | BA | 高校卒業後 | India |
| Ravenshaw College | — | English Literature | MA | — | India |
| Christ College | — | — | — | 短期講師 | India |
Samanta Chandra Shekhar College
English Literature
Degree:
BA
Period:
高校卒業後
Year of Graduation:
1955
Country:
India
Puri
Ravenshaw College
English Literature
Degree:
MA
Country:
India
Christ College
Period:
短期講師
Country:
India
Cuttack
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Odisha Sahitya Academy Award | — | — | Odisha Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Odisha Sahitya Academy Award | — | — | Odisha Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1972 | Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award | — | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Sarala Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Saraswati Samman | Amruta Phala | — | K.K. Birla Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Padma Shri | — | Literature & Education | Government of India | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Orissa State Film Award for Best Story | — | — | Government of Orissa | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Padma Bhushan | — | Literature & Education | Government of India | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Sahitya Akademi Fellowship | — | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
Odisha Sahitya Academy Award
1965
Organization:
Odisha Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Odisha Sahitya Academy Award
1987
Organization:
Odisha Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award
1972
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Sarala Award
1981
Result:
受賞
Saraswati Samman
2000
Work:
Amruta Phala
Organization:
K.K. Birla Foundation
Result:
受賞
Padma Shri
2001
Category:
Literature & Education
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
Orissa State Film Award for Best Story
2001
Organization:
Government of Orissa
Result:
受賞
Padma Bhushan
2020
Category:
Literature & Education
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
2006
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Saraswati Samman
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2000) Winner
Works
Major Works
Cyclones
1987 NovelA novel involving cyclones
Indian village life
A Tiger at Twilight
1991 NovelStory revolving around a tiger at twilight
MysteryNature
Amruta Phala
1996 NovelNovel about the fruit of immortality
MythologyPhilosophy
Bibliography
- Satavdira Artanada
- Samudrara Kshyudha (Hunger of Sea)
Adaptations
- Aranyaka (film)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Blend of realism and fantasyStorytelling with Indian ethosDramatic expression
- Recurring Motifs
- MysticismIndian mythsEternal truth in common lives
Legacy
Prominent Indian bilingual writer in Odia and English, compared to Narayan by Graham Greene, recipient of numerous literary awards, devoted to Sri Aurobindo's philosophy.
In Popular Culture
- Praised by Graham Greene
Quotes
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I have read the stories of Manoj Das with great pleasure. He will certainly take a place on my shelves beside the stories of Narayan. I imagine Odisha is far from Malgudi, but there is the same quality in his stories with perhaps an added mystery.
Source: Graham Greene
Trivia
- Imprisoned for a year for revolutionary activities during college
- Delegate to Afro-Asian students' conference in Bandung
- Author-consultant for Singapore's Ministry of Education