Nityananda Mohapatra
Nityananda Mahapatra | |
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Born |
Bhadrak, Odisha, India | 17 June 1912
Died |
17 April 2012 99) Kharavela, Odisha, India | (aged
Cause of death | Respiratory Failure |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Writer, politician |
Notable work | Gharadiha |
Religion | Hinduism |
Nityananda Mahapatra (17 June 1912 – 17 April 2012)[1] was an Indian Odia politician, poet and journalist.
Political career
He was imprisoned three times by the British Raj between 1930 and 1942 for nationalist activities.[2] He came to literary prominence as editor of the Odia magazine Dagara,[3] and as a short story writer after independence.[4] In his political career Mohapatra served as a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1971[5] and as state Minister of Supply and Cultural Affairs from 1967 to 1971.[6]
Death
He died on 17 April 2012 at around 9:45 AM at Kharavelanagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha from complications of Respiratory Failure. He had been in a coma at the Aditya Care Hospital following a breathing problem. He was three months short of his 100th birthday.[7]
Literary awards
Mohapatra received the Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award in 1974[8] and the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 1987 for his novel Gharadiha.[9]
References
- ↑ according to website of Odisha Legislative Assembly born on 17 June, but possibly born 17 June
- ↑ "Profile of Shri Nityananda Mahapatra". Odisha Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ↑ Das, Sisir Kumar (1995). History of Indian Literature: .1911–1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy. Sahitya Akademi. p. 702. ISBN 978-81-7201-798-9.
- ↑ Lal, Mohan (2006). The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature, Volume 5. Sahitya Akademi. p. 4062. ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3.
- ↑ "Membership of Shri Nityananda Mahapatra in Odisha Legislative Assembly". Odisha Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ↑ "Post Held of Shri Nityananda Mahapatra". Odisha Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ↑ http://www.asianage.com/india/centenarian-litterateur-and-ex-odisha-minister-dead-680
- ↑ "List of Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award Winning Books and their Writers". Odisha Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ↑ "Recipients of Kendra Sahitya Academy Award for Oriya Literature" (PDF). Kendra Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 11 July 2010.