Brajanath Ratha

Brajanath Ratha
ବ୍ରଜନାଥ ରଥ

Ratha with awards, 2011
Born (1936-01-12)12 January 1936
Sunhat, Balasore, Odisha
Died 31 May 2014(2014-05-31) (aged 78)
Sunhat, Balasore, Odisha
Occupation Poet, writer, essayist, social activist
Language Odia
Nationality Indian
Genre Poetry, philosophical, satire
Subject Literature
Notable works Samanya Asamanya, Manara Manachitra
Notable awards full list
Spouse Pushpalata Devi

Signature
Brajanath Rath's Signature

Brajanath Ratha (12 January 1936 – 31 May 2014) was an Indian poet who wrote in Odia.[1] Brajanath Ratha is internationally recognised and is the recipient of many prestigious awards like the Odisha Sahitya Academy Award, Vishuba Award, Gokarnika Award, First Shudramuni Sahitya Award and Honoured by South Korea's Ambassador, from Global Cooperation Society International, Seol, Republic of Korea for Contribution in World welfare, Cooperation and Services.[2]

Ratha awarded Tagore Literature Awards in 2010 for Samanya Asamanya,[3] a poetry collection containing three types of poems progressive, satirical and philosophical. This unique collection carries the message of hope to mankind. His first poem was written to welcome India's independence in 1947. He has been conferred with the highest honours from the Odisha Sahitya Academy Award for Manara Manachitra (Map of the Mind) to the Silver Jubilee Award for poetry by Prajatantra Prachar Samiti, Cuttack.

Selected works

Poetry

Awards and honours

Awards

Honors

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Poet's way of treasuring the past". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 14 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. "Eminent Odisha poet Brajanath Ratha passes away". OdishaSunTimes.com. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Tagore Literature Awards 2010". Afternoon DC. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  4. Amaresh Datta (ed.). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: devraj to jyoti, Volume 2 2. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1592. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  5. "Orissa Sahitya Academy Awarded Books and Writers" (PDF). orissa.gov.in. 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  6. "Samayara shabdalipi". National Library. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
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