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Ramachandra Behera

ラマチャンドラ・ベヘラ

Ramachandra Behera

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1945-11-02 （Barhatipura (Bahartipura), Kendujhar district, Odisha, India）
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Odia

Career

Occupations
Writer, Lecturer, College principal (retired)
Active Years
1969-
Affiliations
Kendrapara College (served as lecturer and later principal), Odisha Sahitya Academy (chaired as president, 2010–2013)
Memberships
Odisha Sahitya Akademi

Education

Ravenshaw College (Cuttack)
Degree: Bachelor's
Country: India
Undergraduate degree (year unknown)
Banaras Hindu University
English
Degree: M.A.
Country: India
Master's (English) obtained (year unknown)
Utkal University
English
Degree: Ph.D.
Country: India
Ph.D. in English (year unknown)

Awards

Sarala Puraskar
1991
Organization: Sarala Puraskar Committee
Result: 受賞
Odisha Sahitya Academy Award
1993
Work: Abhinayara Paridhi
Organization: Odisha Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
2005
Organization: Sahitya Akademi (India)
Result: 受賞
Vishuba Puraskar
2009
Organization: Vishuba Puraskar Committee
Result: 受賞
Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Sadhana Samman
2009
Organization: Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad
Result: 受賞
Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman
2020
Organization: Atibadi Jagannath Das Award Committee
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Dwitiya Smasana

1976 Short story collection

Early short story collection that marked his arrival as a writer.

societyhuman relationships

Abhinayara Paridhi

1991 Novel

A notable novel (published 1991) which earned the Odisha Sahitya Academy Award in 1993.

individual and societyidentity

Omkar Dhwani

1987 Short story collection

A mid-period collection including stories with religious and philosophical elements.

philosophyfaith

Gopapura

2003 Short story collection

A collection from the early 2000s featuring stories rooted in regional contexts.

regionalismculture

Phata Kanthara Gacha

2000 Short story collection

A 2000 collection representing the author's mature short fiction.

changememory

Bibliography

  • Dwitiya Smasana (1976)
  • Achinha Pruthibi (1979)
  • Abasista Ayusha (1982)
  • Omkar Dhwani (1987)
  • Banchi Rahiba (1990)
  • Bhagnasara Swapna (1993)
  • Mahakavya Muhan (1996)
  • Phata Kanthara Gacha (2000)
  • Ashthai Thikana (2002)
  • Gopapura (2003)
  • Sabujimara Paramayu (2006)
  • Bada Mayabi Jiva (2008)
  • Bata Baikuntha (2008)
  • Sibanandara Gita (2009)
  • Koti Bastra (2012)
  • Biparjayara Thikana (2015)
  • Abhinayara Paridhi (1991) - Novel
  • Muktira Ruparekha (1993)
  • Dhusara Suryasta (1996)
  • Mu Pheriasichi (1997)
  • Manika Eve Kouthi (2000)
  • Duaratapile Bata (2000)
  • Kipari Niajaye Nispati (2002)
  • Padatalara Mati (2003)
  • Ratira Sesa Prustha (2006)
  • Chinha Achinha (2009)
  • Marichikara Mahaka (2009)
  • Nikhoja Aparadhi (2009)
  • Eithi Akasha (2012)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
lyrical yet realist narrativedepicts regional culture and social contexts
Recurring Motifs
regional rootssocial marginalizationconflict between inner self and external world

Legacy

Ramachandra Behera is an important figure in Odia literature, with numerous short stories and novels. He has won major state and national literary awards and served as president of the Odisha Sahitya Akademi (2010–2013). He is known for depicting regional and social themes in Odia language literature.

Academic Societies

  • Odisha Sahitya Akademi

Trivia

  • Began teaching career in 1969 and retired as a college principal in 2005.
  • Won the Odisha Sahitya Academy Award in 1993 for the novel Abhinayara Paridhi.
  • Received the Sahitya Akademi Award (India) in 2005.
  • Conferred the Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman in 2020.
  • Served as president of the Odisha Sahitya Akademi from 2010 to 2013.