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Soubhagya Kumar Misra

ソウバギャ・クマール・ミスラ

Soubhagya Kumar Misra

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
null (Berhampur, Odisha, India)
Died
null
Nationality
India
Languages
Odia, English
Residence History
Berhampur (Odisha) → Odisha, India

Career

Occupations
poet, writer
Active Years
1965-
Affiliations
Odisha Sahitya Akademi (advisory board), Sahitya Akademi (Central) advisory board, National Book Trust (advisory board)

Awards

Sahitya Akademi Award
1986
Work: Dwa Suparna
Organization: Sahitya Akademi (India's National Academy of Letters)
Result: 受賞
Gangadhar National Award
2013
Organization: Gangadhar Award organizers
Result: 受賞
Deepak Mishra Memorial Award
2019
Organization: Odisha Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Atmanepadi

1965 Poetry

Misra's first poetry collection, containing his early poems.

selfexistence

Madhyapadlopi

1970 Poetry

Poetry collection published in 1970.

timememory

Nai Panhara

1973 Poetry

Poetry collection from 1973.

human relationshipsculture

Andha Mahumachhi

1977 Poetry

Poetry collection published in 1977.

darknessintrospection

Bajrayana

1979 Poetry

Poetry collection from 1979.

religious symbolismspirituality

Dwa Suparna

1984 Poetry

The poetry collection that won the Sahitya Akademi Award.

symbolismculture and the individual

Manikarnika

1990 Poetry

Poetry collection published in 1990.

historytradition

Anyatra

1994 Poetry

Poetry collection from 1994.

journeyloss

Soubhagyakumar Misra Kavya Sambhar Vol. I

1994 Poetry (Collected)

Selected poems, volume I.

Soubhagyakumar Misra Kavya Sambhar Vol. II

1996 Poetry (Collected)

Selected poems, volume II.

Soubhagyakumar Misra Kavya Sambhar Vol. III

2009 Poetry (Collected)

Selected poems, volume III.

Charachara

1999 Poetry

Poetry collection from 1999.

Ujjaini

2005 Poetry

Poetry collection published in 2005.

Matrasparsha

2009 Poetry

Poetry collection from 2009.

Bibliography

  • Atmanepadi (1965)
  • Madhyapadlopi (1970)
  • Nai Panhara (1973)
  • Andha Mahumachhi (1977)
  • Bajrayana (1979)
  • Dwa Suparna (1984)
  • Manikarnika (1990)
  • Anyatra (1994)
  • Soubhagyakumar Misra Kavya Sambhar Vol. I (1994)
  • Soubhagyakumar Misra Kavya Sambhar Vol. II (1996)
  • Charachara (1999)
  • Ujjaini (2005)
  • Matrasparsha (2009)
  • Soubhagyakumar Misra Kavya Sambhar Vol. III (2009)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
lyricalsymbolist elementsmodernist expression
Recurring Motifs
solitudeidentitycultural heritage

Legacy

An important contemporary poet from Odisha who has contributed to the development of Odia poetry; recipient of major literary awards including the Sahitya Akademi Award.

Academic Societies

  • Odisha Sahitya Akademi
  • Sahitya Akademi (Central)

Trivia

  • Has published around 17 poetry collections.
  • Won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1986.
  • Has served on advisory boards of Odisha Sahitya Akademi and national literary bodies.