Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award
1 appearances
Manorama Mohapatra
マノラマ・モハパトラ
Manorama Mohapatra
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1934-06-10 （Odisha, India）
- Died
- 2021-09-18 age 87
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Odia, Bengali, English
Career
- Occupations
- writer, poet, editor, journalist, orator
- Active Years
- 1955-2021
- Influenced By
- Radhanath Rath (father)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenshaw University | Faculty of Economics | Department of Economics | 学士 | 1950年代 | India |
Ravenshaw University
Faculty of Economics
/ Department of Economics
Degree:
学士
Period:
1950年代
Country:
India
Undergraduate degree in economics. Exact graduation year unknown.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award | — | — | Odisha Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Soviet Nehru Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Critics' Circle Award of India | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar Samman | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Rupambara Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Sarala Samman | — | — | Sambad (Sarala Samman) | 受賞 |
| — | Utkal Sahitya Samaj Award | — | — | Utkal Sahitya Samaj | 受賞 |
| — | Gangadhar Meher Samman | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Sahitya Praveena Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Sucharita Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award
1984
Organization:
Odisha Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Soviet Nehru Award
1988
Result:
受賞
Critics' Circle Award of India
1990
Result:
受賞
Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar Samman
1991
Result:
受賞
Rupambara Award
1994
Result:
受賞
Sarala Samman
2013
Organization:
Sambad (Sarala Samman)
Result:
受賞
Utkal Sahitya Samaj Award
Organization:
Utkal Sahitya Samaj
Result:
受賞
Gangadhar Meher Samman
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Praveena Award
Result:
受賞
Sucharita Award
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Juar Jeiunthi Uthe
1960 PoetryHer first poetry collection focusing on themes of women's empowerment.
women's empowermentsocial issues
Band Gharara Kabat
Short storiesA collection of short stories.
everyday lifefemale perspective
Ardhanareeswara
Novel/PoetryWork containing poetic and narrative elements about gender and identity.
genderidentity
Baidehi Visarjita
NovelReexamines classical motifs from a contemporary woman's perspective.
classical vs modernwomen's issues
Sanghatir Samhita
Poetry/EssaysContains poems and essays dealing with social conflicts.
conflictsocial critique
Arup Aalo
Poetry (Bengali)A poetry collection written in Bengali.
multilingual expressioncultural exchange
Bibliography
- Juar Jeiunthi Uthe (1960)
- Band Gharara Kabat
- Ardhanareeswara
- Baidehi Visarjita
- Sanghatir Samhita
- Shakti Rupena Sansthita
- Roopam Roopam Pratirupam
- Smruti Chandan
- Samay Purusha
- Smritir Naimisharanya
- 151 Poems
- Arup Aalo (Bengali)
- Ye Prithvi Sarsajjya
- Uttara Niruttara
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear and direct expressionengagement with social and political themespoetic expression with a feminist perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- women's rights and empowermentmemory and timesocial conflict
Legacy
A leading figure in Odia literature who served as the first woman president of the state's literary academy; she had significant cultural and social impact, particularly in raising awareness of women's rights and social issues.
Academic Societies
- Utkal Sahitya Samaj
- Odisha Sahitya Akademi
Quotes
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She "played a key role in creating awareness on different social problems, rights of women and problems faced by them."
Source: Statement by Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha (2021)
Trivia
- She wrote around forty books.
- First woman elected president of the Odisha Sahitya Akademi (1991–1994).
- Her last rites were performed with state honours.