Santanu Kumar Acharya
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Acharya during Fakirmohan's 172 birthday celebration at Santikanana, Balasore, Odisha | |
| Born |
15 May 1933 Mominpur, Kolkata |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Language | Odia |
| Ethnicity | Odia |
| Education | MSc (Chemistry) |
| Alma mater | Ravenshaw college |
| Period | Seven Years |
| Genre | Litterateur, fiction writer |
| Subject | Novels, Short Stories, Essays and Children's Literature |
| Literary movement | Frequent visitor to USA |
| Notable works | Nara Kinnara ( Man and Subhumans),Shatabdira Nachiketa ( The Nachiketas of the Century) Dakshinabarta ( The whorl to the right), Shakuntala and fiteen novel besides 19 short story collections including " Chalanti Thakura" ( The God that moves) |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi |
| Spouse | Nirupama Acharya |
| Children | Three daughters: Prajeshnandini ( Bulbul), Nibedita ( Sulu), Julie |
Santanu Kumar Acharya is an eminent Indian writer. Santanu Kumar Acharya, born on 1933 in Kolkata, hails from the famous village Siddheswar Pur of Cuttack district, Odisha.[1] He served the Government of Odisha as a college teacher for 34 years from 1958 to 1992 when he retired as the Registrar of Utkal University[2]
Selected works
He has written 15 novels, 22 short story collections copmprising about 400 stories, 10 children's literature.[3]
Novel
- Nara-Kinnara (1962, The Man and the Sub Humans)
- Shatabdira Nachiketa (1965, The Nachiketas of the Century)
- Tinoti Ratira Sakala (1969, The mornings of three dark nights)
- Dakshinabarta (1973, The turning point)
- Jatrara Prathama Pada (1976, The First Leg of the Journey)
- Anya Eka Sakaala Anya Eka Bharat (1977, It is another morning and it is another India)
- Shakuntala (1980, a novel on the Naxallite movements)
- Mantrinka Share (1988, The Minister's Share)
- Dharitrira Kanda (1994, The Weeping Earth)
- Anu Hajijibapare (1996, After Anu Got Lost)
- Adrushya Jagataru Barta (1996, Messages from the Unknown Worlds)
- Billy Goat Banam Uruvela Ghotak (1997, The man named Billy Goat alias The Laughung Horse of the Uruvela Forest where Goutama Buddha received Enlihtenment)
- Swarna Tribhuja, (1998)
- Trishna: Eka Anaviskrita America (1999, The girl named Trishna: The Undiscovered America)
- Anomara Kanya (2002, The daughter Of Anoma or the River Maha Nadi)
- Autobiography:
Mo Jeeban : Anya Eka Upanyasa ( 2013)( My Life is Another Novel)
- Travelogue:
Baichitryamaya Desha: America Bhramana ( 2015) ( The Mysterious Country: America - A travelogue)
Short story collections
- Mana Murmur (1962, The murmurring Mind)
- Durbaara ( 1965, The Incorrigible)
- Eii Shesha Padati (1972, This last utterance)
- Aranyara Chula (1974, The Tip of The Forest)
- Adina Boula (1978, Mango blossoms out of season)1978
- Ekabinsha Satabdi Paain Galpa (1978, Stories for the Twenty First Century)
- Karanjia Diary ( 1984,Based on the real life adventures and observations of the author in Karanjia, Mayurbhanj District
- Aadya Sakaala (1985, The first dawn)
- Sarpa Jaana (1989, The Snake Vehicle)
- Chalanti Thaakura (1991 God who Responds)
- Nataliyara Omkar (1995, The OM utterance of Nataliya)
- Galpa Varnali (1997, The Spectrum of Stories)
- Shreshtha Galpa (1998, A collection of the Best Short Stories)
- Jala Chhabira Raati (1999, A Night of Water Colors)
- Drushya- Adrushya (2002, The visible and the invisible)
- Chhaya Purusha (2005, The Person in the Shadow )
- Record Breaker (2006)
- Trutiya Netra (2007, The Third Eye)
- Santanu Acharya's Galpa Samagra (Collection of short stories of the author)
- Vol 1, 2009
- Vol 2, 2011
- Kala Pardara Aarapate( 2013, Behind the Black Veil)
- Santanu Acharya-nka Smaraniya Galpa ( 2015, Twenty Memorable Short Stories of the author,
Publ by Naba Diganta, Binode Bihari, Cuttack-2)
Children's literature
- Mo Katha Ghoda Katha K ahe ( My Wooden Horse Speaks), Publ: Cuttack Students' Store, Cuttack, Odisha, 1961.
- Baga Bagichara Saudagara ( The Merchants of our gardens ), Publ: Cuttack Students' Store, Cuttack, Odisha, 1962.
- Akashaku Satoti Pahacha ( Seven Steps to the Heavens : A science fiction on Space Flight ) Publ: Friends' Publisher, Cuttack-2, Odisha,1963.
- Koshi Upatyakara Rajkumar Mohan ( Mohan, the Prince of the Koshi Valley ) Friends' Publishers, Cuttack, Odisha, 1964.
- Shaktira Karamati ( A book of Science on Machines and Power for Children); Publ :Grantha Mandira Cuttack, Odisha, 1971.
- Mo Naan Da Vinci O Niaan Laga Opi (My name is Da Vinchi and Opi the incendiary i,e Oppenheimer the creator of the first atom bomb; Biographies) Publ: Grantha Mandira, Cuttack, Odisha,1980.
- Nitidinia Jeebanare Bijnana (Science in Everyday Life for Children ); Publ: Grantha Mandira, Cuttack Odisha, 1989.
- Baigyanika Abiskara o Udbhabana ( Important Scientific Discoveries and Life of Scientists); Publ: Grantha Mandira, Cuttack, Odisha,1989.
- Dine Akasha bi na thila ( Once upon a Time there were no Skies over our heads ; Cosmology for Children), Publ: Grantha Mandira, Cuttack Odisha, 2001
- Peeta Prastara Udyana ( A travelogue on the Yellow Stone National Park, US), Publ: Apurva Publications, Bhubaneswar, 2010
Author's Books Translated into other languages:
- English:
1.Shakuntala : Award Winning Original Novel in Odia Language,1980,Translated to English by Lipipushpa Nayak,First Edition 2014 Published by BirdNest ( Pakshi Ghara Prakashanee), Plot No 271, 2nd Floor, Gouri Nagar, Bhubaneswar-14, Odisha, India 2. Anoma's Daughter:Award winning Original Novel in Odia," Anomara Kanya",( 2003),Translated to English by Bibhas Mohanty and the author, Published, 2007, by "Katha",A3 Sarvodya Enclave, Sri Aurobindi Marg New Delhi 110017. 3. "Santanu Kumar Acharya": Collection of Short Stories, Publ: Grass Roots, Kolkata, 2004, Translated by St-Pierre, Leelawati Mohapatra and K.K. Mohapatra.
- Hindi:
1.Shakuntala (Novel), Publ: Radhakrishna Prakashan ( Rajkamal) Pvt Ltd,( 1997) Dariya Ganj, Delhi-2,Traanslated from author's original novel Shakuntala in Odia to Hindi by Prof Radhakanta Mishra. 2. Dakshinavarta ( Novel), Publ: Atma Prakashani, Bolangir, Odisha,( 2002), Chief distributor: Grantha Mandira, Cuttack-2 Odisha, Translated from author's novel Dakshinavarta in Odia to Hindi by Dr Srinivas Udgata
- Gujarati:
1. Dakshinavarta( Novel), Publ: 1986, Translated from Author's original Odia Novel Dakshinavarta to Gujarati and published by Dr Ranuka Sriram, Sarvodaya Nagar, Ahmedabad
Awards
- National Award for Children's Literature from the Ministry of Education, Government of India (1961 and 1963)
- 1961: for Mo katha ghoda katha kahe ( My Wooden Horse Speaks; Science Fiction for Children)
- 1963, for Akashaku satoti pahacha ( Seven Steps to Heavens; Science Fiction for Children on Space Travel)
- Orissa Sahitya Akademi Award (1962, for his novel Nara Kinnara)
- Sarala Puraskara, 1987 ; A prestigious literary award offered annually by Odisha's famous industrial house IMFA, for his novel Shakuntala)
- Sahitya Akademi Award, 1993 ( Indian National Academy of Literature) for his short story book ; Chalanti Thakura ( The Living God)
- Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad, Kolkata, Konarka Prize, 1994, for his short story book: Chalanti Thakura ( The Living God)
- Sahitya Bharati Puraskar,2004, by Gangadhara Ratha Foundation, for his life-time achievements and contributions to Odia Literature
- Katha Puraskar,2003, by Katha Bharati Foundation, New Delhi, for his Odia novel: Anomara Kanya, translated into English as " Anoma's Daughter"
- Atibadi Jagannath Das Award, the highest honour given by the State, conferred by Sahitya Akademy, Odisha, for lifelong contribution to Odia literature and excellence,in a special ceremony,on 25 July 2014, at Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
References
- ↑ Santanu Kumar Acharya
- ↑ "Katha | Writers". katha.org. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
in 1992 he retired as the registrar of Utkal University, Orissa.
- ↑ "Odisha News | A Complete Information Portal on Odisha | Santanu Kumar Acharya". odisha.360.batoi.com. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
He has published 15 full length novels, 20 volumes of short story collections, 10 books of Children's Literature, Autobiography ( 2013) , Travelogue( 2015) apart from many more books on general literature