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Pratibha Ray

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Pratibha Ray

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1944-01-21 (Alabol, Balikuda, Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, India)
Nationality
India
Languages
Odia
Residence History
Odisha, India

Career

Occupations
novelist, academic, Professor of Education
Active Years
1974-2024
Affiliations
Public Service Commission of Odisha
Memberships
Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Central Board of Film Certification, Indian Red Cross Society, India International Centre, National Book Trust of India, Central Academy of Letters

Education

Ravenshaw College
Faculty of Education / Educational Psychology
Degree: M.A. (Education), PhD (Educational Psychology)
Country: India

Awards

Jnanpith Award
2011
Organization: Bharatiya Jnanpith
Result: Winner
Padma Bhushan
2022
Category: Literature and Education
Organization: Government of India
Result: Winner
Padma Shri
2007
Category: Literature and Education
Organization: Government of India
Result: Winner
Moortidevi Award
1991
Work: Yajnaseni
Organization: Bharatiya Jnanpith
Result: Winner
Sahitya Akademi Award
2000
Work: Ullaghna
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: Winner
Odisha Sahitya Academy Award
1985
Work: Shilapadma
Organization: Odisha Sahitya Academy
Result: Winner
Sarala Award
1990
Work: Yajnaseni
Result: Winner
Amrita Keerti Puraskar
2006
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Yajnaseni

1984 novel

Novel retelling the Mahabharata from Draupadi's perspective.

women's perspectiveequalitylove
Adaptations
  • [play] Yajnaseni / Suman Pokhrel
Translations
  • Hindi
  • English
  • Marathi
  • Malayalam

Bibliography

  • Barsa Basanta Baishakha
  • Aranya
  • Nishiddha Prithivi
  • Parichaya
  • Aparichita
  • Punyatoya
  • Meghamedura
  • Ashabari
  • Ayamarambha
  • Nilatrishna
  • Samudrara Swara
  • Shilapadma
  • Dehatita
  • Uttaramarg
  • Adibhumi
  • Mahamoha
  • Magnamati
  • Maharani Putra

Style & Themes

Literary Style
humanistsocial reform-orientedrespecting women's specialties
Recurring Motifs
equalitylovepeaceintegration

Legacy

Pioneering Odia writer awarded the Jnanpith Award and numerous others for her contributions to Indian literature.