Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award
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Rabi Singh
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Rabi Singh
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-01-27 （Sinharapur, Naba Patna, Jagatsinghpur District）
- Died
- 2020-02-02 （Cuttack, Odisha） age 89
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Odia, English, Bengali
- Residence History
- Sinharapur (birthplace) → Jagatsinghpur district (early life) → Cuttack (later life)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer, Journalist, Politician
- Active Years
- 1948-2020
- Influenced By
- Karl Marx (ideology/influence), Russian literature (influence via translations)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award | Charamapatra | — | Odisha Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1968 | Soviet Land Nehru Award | — | — | Soviet Land (award body) | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Atibadi Jagannath Das Award | — | — | Odisha Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award
1968
Work:
Charamapatra
Organization:
Odisha Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Soviet Land Nehru Award
1968
Organization:
Soviet Land (award body)
Result:
受賞
Atibadi Jagannath Das Award
2017
Organization:
Odisha Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Charamapatra
1961 Poetry collectionAn early poetry collection reflecting the suffering of the oppressed and revolutionary fervor.
Class struggleExploitationSocial justice
Sithila balga
1962 Poetry collectionA collection from the early 1960s blending everyday observation with political awakening.
LaborResistance
Jamanabandi
1987 Poetry collectionA later collection showing a mature perspective on social change and humanity.
Social changeInner life
Nihsanga Padatika
1985 AutobiographyAn autobiographical account of his life, political activities, and poetic work.
MemoirPolitical activism
Bibliography
- Charamapatra (1961)
- Sithila balga (1962)
- Samasammayika Odia prema kabita (1962)
- Lal pagodara preta (1963)
- Bidirna (1964)
- Apritikara kabita (1966)
- Jamanabandi (1987)
- Kebala sangrama (1989)
- Banya (1977)
- Nihsanga Padatika (1985)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- MarxistRevolutionary poetic styleSocial realism
- Recurring Motifs
- Exploitation and sufferingClass struggleDepictions of nature and rural lifeResistance and solidarity
Legacy
Rabi Singh was known as a revolutionary Odia poet who authored over 50 books. He gave voice to workers and the oppressed, introduced Russian literature through translations, and left a major mark on contemporary Odia poetry, receiving several prominent awards.
Academic Societies
- Odisha Sahitya Akademi
Trivia
- Authored more than 50 books.
- Joined the Congress Socialist Party in 1948 and the Communist Party of India in 1953.
- Participated in the Goa freedom movement in 1955.
- Was jailed during the Emergency of 1975.
- Translated many Russian literary works into Odia.
- Spouse: Bakul Singh. Had three children (two sons and one daughter). Parents were freedom fighters.