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Sitakant Mahapatra | |
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 Mahapatra in 2015 | |
| Born | 17 September 1937 Kendrapara District, Odisha, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, literary critic |
| Notable work | Sabdara Akasha (The Sky of Words) (1971) Samudra (1977) |
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Sitakant Mahapatra (born 17 September 1937) is an Indian poet[1] and literary critic in Odia as well as English.[2][3] He served in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from 1961 until he retired in 1995, and has held ex officio posts such as the Chairman of National Book Trust, New Delhi since then.
He has published over 15 poetry collection, 5 essay collections, a travelogue, over 30 contemplative works, apart from numerous translations. His poetry collection has been published in several Indian languages. His notable works are, Sabdar Akash (1971) (The Sky of Words), Samudra (1977) and Anek Sharat (1981).[4][5][6]
He was awarded the 1974 Sahitya Akademi Award in Odia for his poetry collection, Sabdara Akasha (The Sky of Words).[7] He was awarded the Jnanpith Award in 1993 "for outstanding contribution to Indian literature" and in its citation the Bharatiya Jnanpith noted, "Deeply steeped in western literature his pen has the rare rapturous fragrance of native soil"; he was also awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2002 and Padma Vibhushan in 2011[8] for literature apart from winning the Soviet Land Nehru Award, Kabeer Samman and several other prestigious awards.[4]
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi : Who's Who of Indian Writers". Sahitya Akademi. Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Deceptive simplicity". The Hindu. 1 December 2002. Archived from the original on 25 February 2003.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Keki N. Daruwalla (25 September 1996). "The Mahapatra Muse: Two deeply vivid volumes of poems from the oriya masters". The Outlook.
- ^ a b Jnanpith, p. 18
- ^ "Ayyappa Paniker commemoration today". Ebuzz – Indian Express News Service. 20 September 2009. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012.
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- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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