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Jayanta Mahapatra
Indian poet (–)
Jayanta Mahapatra (22 October – 27 August ) was an Indian poet.[1] He is the first Indian poet to win a Sahitya Akademi award for English poetry. He was the author of poems such as "Indian Summer" and "Hunger", which are regarded as classics in modern Indian English literature.
He was awarded a Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour in India in ,[2][3] but he returned the award in to protest against rising intolerance in India.[4]
Early life and education
Jayanta Mahapatra was born on 22 October into a prominent Odia Christian family.[5][6] He attended Stewart School in Cuttack, Odisha.
He completed his M. Sc. in Physics from Patna University, Bihar.
Jayanta mahapatra biography channel full Mahapatra was also a distinguished editor and was involved in the production of the literary magazine Chandrabhaga. He is a poet of human relationships and most of is poems centers round man-woman relationship. Poem hunter. Mahapatra wrote 27 books of poems in all, seven are in Odia, and the rest in English.He began his teaching career as a lecturer in physics in and taught at various government colleges in Odisha including Gangadhar Meher University, B.J.B College, Fakir Mohan University and Ravenshaw University. He superannuated at Ravenshaw University (then Ravenshaw College) and retired from his government job as the Reader in Physics in [7]
Mahapatra began his writing career in the late sixties.
His short stories and poems were initially rejected by several publishers, until his poems were published in international literary journals. He was invited to participate in the International Writing Program at Iowa, which brought him international exposure.[citation needed]
Writing
Mahapatra was part of a trio of poets who laid the foundations of Indian English Poetry, which included A.
K. Ramanujan and R. Parthasarathy.[8] He differed from the others in not being a product of Bombay school of poets. Over time, he managed to carve a quiet, tranquil poetic voice of his own, different from those of his contemporaries.[9]
Mahapatra authored 27 books of poems, of which seven are in Odia and the rest in English.
Jayanta mahapatra biography channel Poem hunter. Download as PDF Printable version. Odia literature. He was invited to participate in the International Writing Program at Iowa, which made him internationally famous.His poetry volumes include Relationship, Bare Face and Shadow Space. Besides poetry, he has experimented widely with myriad forms of prose. His published books of prose include Green Gardener, an anthology of short stories and Door of Paper: Essay and Memoirs. Mahapatra was also a distinguished editor and was involved in the production of the literary magazine Chandrabhaga.[10] His poems have appeared in prestigious poetry anthologies like The Dance of the Peacock: An Anthology of English Poetry from India,[11] published by Hidden Brook Press, Canada.[12]
Mahapatra also translated from Odia into English, and some of his translations were published in the bi-monthly literary magazine Indian Literature.
Some anthologies of his translations have also been published.[13]
Themes and style
Mahapatra frequently explores themes of cultural struggle, identity exploration, and displacement in his poetry. His writing captures the intricacies of current Indian society as well as the difficulties in balancing traditional ideals with changing circumstances.
His utilization of imagery from ordinary life and Indian landscapes, coupled with a thoughtful and introspective voice, define his approach.
Death
Jayanta Mahapatra died of pneumonia on 27 August , at the age of [14]
Awards, recognition and legacy
In Jayanta Mahapatra won Sahitya Akademi award for his poetry book Relationships.
He became the first ever writer in English language to win Sahitya Akademi award. He is also a recipient of the Jacob Glatstein memorial award conferred by Poetry magazine, Chicago.
Biography channel ghost kit Najibullah Manalai. Hidden Brook Press. Sahitya Akademi. Fakrul Alam Ayasha Zee Khan.He was also awarded the Allen Tate Poetry Prize for from The Sewanee Review. He received the SAARC Literary Award, New Delhi, He has also received Tata Literature Lifetime Achievement Award.[15] He was conferred with a Padma Shri in and awarded an honorary doctorate by Ravenshaw University on 2 May He was also awarded a D.
Lit. degree by Utkal University, Odisha, in In May he became the first ever Indian English poet to become a Fellow of the Sahitya Akademi.[16]
- Kanhaiya Lal Sethia Award for Poetry – (Jaipur Literature Festival)[17]
- RL Poetry Lifetime Achievement Award for Poetry, , Hyderabad.
- Second Prize – International Who's Who in Poetry, London,
- Jacob Glatstein Memorial Award – Poetry, Chicago,
- Visiting Writer – International Writing Program, Iowa City –
- Cultural Award Visitor, Australia,
- Japan Foundation – Visitor's Award, Japan,
Poetry readings
- University of Iowa, Iowa City,
- University of Tennessee, Chattanooga,
- University of the South, Sewanee,
- East West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii,
- Adelaide Festival of Arts, Adelaide,
- P.E.N.
Centre, Sydney,
- Australian National University, Canberra,
- International Poets Conference, Tokyo,
- Asian Poets Conference, Tokyo,
Books by Jayanta Mahapatra
Poetry
- Close the Sky Ten by Ten, Calcutta: Dialogue Publications[18]
- Svayamvara and Other Poems, Calcutta: Writers Workshop[18]
- A Father's Hours, Delhi: United Writers[18]
- A Rain of Rites, Georgia: University of Georgia Press[18] (ISBN&#;, OL&#;M)
- Waiting, Pune&#;: Samkaleen Prakashan[18]
- The False Start, Bombay: Clearing House[18]
- Relationship, New York: Greenfield Review Press[18]
- Collected Poems, Mumbai: Paperwall Publishing[19]
- Random Descent, Ketaki Foundation Trust (ASIN&#;BZZF9DG, OL&#;M)
- Re-reading Jayanta Mahapatra: Selected Poems, Black Eagle Books, USA (ISBN&#;)
- NOON&#;: New and Selected Poems, Ketaki Foundation Trust (ASIN&#;B0C3Y76BHL)
Prose
Poetry in Odia
- Bali (The Victim), Cutack: Vidyapuri[18]
- Kahibi Goṭie Kathā (I'll Tell A Story), Āryya Prakāśana[18] (OL&#;M)
- Baya Raja (The Mad Emperor), Cuttack: Vidyapuri,[18] Bidyāpurī (OL&#;M)
- Tikie Chhayee (A Little Shadow), Cuttack&#;: Vidyapuri[18]
- Chali (Walking), Cuttack: Vidyapuri[18]
- Jadiba Gapatie (Even If It's A Story), Cuttack: Friends Publishers[18]
- Smruti Pari Kichhiti (A Small Memory), Cuttack: Bijayini[18]
Translations into English
- Countermeasures: Poems, Calcutta&#;: Dialogue
- Wings of the Past: Poems, Calcutta&#;: Rajasree
- Song of Kubja and Other Poems, New Delhi&#;: Samkaleen
- I Can, But Why Should I Go: Poems, New Delhi&#;: Sahitya Akademi
- Verticals of Life: Poems, New Delhi&#;: Sahitya Akademi
- Tapaswini: a Poem, Bhubaneswar&#;: Odisha Sahitya Akademi (OCLC&#;)
- Discovery and other Poems, Kolkata&#;: Writers Workshop
- A Time of Rising (Poems), New Delhi&#;: Har-Anand Publishers
Inclusions in anthologies
Further reading
- Bijay Kumar Das, The Poetry of Jayanta Mahapatra: 3rd revised and enlarged edition; New Delhi: Atlantic, ISBN&#;[21]
- Jaydeep Sarangi and Gauri Shankar Jha (eds), The Indian Imagination of Jayanta Mahapatra, New Delhi: Sarup and Sons, , ISBN&#;, a compilation of critical articles.[22]
- Jaydeep Sarangi, Jayanta Mahapatra Joy of Living and Loving in His Poetry, Aavishkar Publishers' Distributors, , ISBN&#; Printed INR: , hardcover, pp.
- Zinia Mitra, Poetry of Jayanta Mahapatra Imagery and Experiential Identity, Authorspress,,ISBN&#; Hardcover, INR,pp
- The Poetry of Jayanta Mahapatra: Themes & Imagery by Vivekanand Jha, New Delhi: Authorspress, ISBN&#;[23]
- Shiba Shankar Nath,"The Poetry of Jayanta Mahapatra:A Study in Imagery", Delhi:Authorspress,,ISBN&#;Printed INR: , hardcover, pp.
- Rock Pebbles, Vol.
XV No.1, January–June (a special issue on Jayanta Mahapatra) ISSN&#;
- Jayanta Mahapatra: A Reader, Ed. Durga Prasad Panda, New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, ISBN