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{{short description|Indian Odia writer and politician}}
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'''Bhagabati Charan Panigrahi''' (1 February 1908 – 23 October 1943)<ref name="PadhiRani2004">{{cite book|author1=Subash Chandra Padhi|author2=A. Sobha Rani|title=Peasants and land reforms in Orissa, 1936-1976|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gv_sAAAAMAAJ|year=2004|publisher=R.N. Bhattacharya|page=31}}</ref> was an Indian [[Odia people|Odia]] writer and politician. He was a founding member of Netaji’s Forward Block. He later on went on to be the founding secretary of [[Communist Party of India]] in Odisha. He wrote around a dozen short stories before he was mysterious murdered while he was under arrest by British Police in 1943. He was a close associate of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. <ref name="Lal1992">{{cite book|author=Mohan Lal|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA4062|year=1992|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-1221-3|pages=4062–}}</ref>

== Literary career ==
Bhagabati Charan Panigrahi, in his short literary career, wrote around 12 short stories. One of his notable short stories was ''Shikaar''. The story captured the life of the tribal communities of Odisha, and the exploitation by British to control and suppress their revolt.<ref name="ToI 'Ghinua' wins hearts">{{cite news |title='Ghinua' wins hearts of people in Paradip |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Ghinua-wins-hearts-of-people-in-Paradip/articleshow/52301869.cms |accessdate=4 May 2020 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> The story was made into a film ''[[Mrigayaa]]'' (1976) by [[Mrinal Sen]]. In 2016, an Odia language play was also written and staged based on the same story.<ref name="Britannica2003">{{cite book|author=Encyclopedia Britannica|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PA338|year=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-066-5|pages=338–}}</ref>

In November 1935, in collaboration with [[Ananta Patnaik]] and others, he formed a literary organisation "[[Nabayuga Sahitya Sansad]]" ({{Trans|New Age Literary Society}}).<ref name="Creativity Jstor" /> Very soon it became famous and played significant role to foster new ideas in modern Odia literature.<ref name="Bhagabati Panigrahi: A Tribute">{{cite web |title=Bhagabati Panigrahi: A Tribute |url=https://www.odisha.plus/2019/10/bhagabati-panigrahi-a-tribute-bhagabati-panigrahys-death-anniversary-falls-on-23rd-october-kailash-chandra-dash/ |website=OdishaPlus |accessdate=4 May 2020 |date=23 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="Fair launch for Panigrahi's anthology">{{cite news |title=Fair launch for Panigrahi's anthology |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/fair-launch-for-panigrahi-s-anthology/cid/603306 |accessdate=4 May 2020 |work=The Telegraph (India) |language=en}}</ref> In 1936, he edited a magazine called ''Adhunika''.<ref name="Bhagabati Panigrahi: A Tribute" />

=== Short stories ===
The 12 stories written by Bhagabati Charan Panigrahi are:<ref name="Fair launch for Panigrahi's anthology" />
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* ''Shikar''
* ''Mimansha''
* ''Junglee''
* ''Arambha''
* ''Oh Sesha''
* ''Mrutyura Chetana''
* ''Jeevanarah Samadhi''
* ''Banchita''
* ''Samayatita''
* ''Jhada''
* ''Misranka Kopa''
* ''Majlish''
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== Political career ==
Bhagabati Charan, in his youth and in the beginning of his political career was inspired by [[Gandhism|Mahatma Gandhi]]'s political ideology. Later he became associated with [[Congress Socialist Party]].<ref name="Creativity Jstor">{{cite journal |last1=Pati |first1=Biswamoy |title=Creativity and the Left Cultural Movement in Orissa, c. 1930–40 |journal=Social Scientist |date=2012 |volume=40 |issue=1/2 |pages=31–40 |jstor=23124195 |issn=0970-0293}}</ref> Panigrahi, along with Guru Charan Patnaik, and Comrade Prananath Patnaik formed the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Communist Party]] of Odisha on 1 April 1936. Panigrahi was the first state secretary of the party.<ref name="History of CPI(M) Odisha">{{cite web |title=History of CPI(M) Odisha |url=https://www.cpimodisha.org/history-cpim-odisha |website=www.cpimodisha.org |accessdate=5 May 2020}}</ref> Panigrahi was associated with the party and the communist ideology till his death.<ref name="Translating Maxim Gorky’sThe Mother in Odia">{{cite web |title=Translating Maxim Gorky'sThe Mother in Odia |url=http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/2017/April/engpdf/98-100.pdf |accessdate=5 May 2020 |page=97}}</ref>

== Death ==
On 23 October 1943, Panigrahi was found dead under mysterious circumstances At that time he was undergoing detention by the British. The death certificate reported he died because of unknown illness, however there were speculations that he was tortured to death because he had not divulged the plan of Netaji to announce Azad Hind Sarkar from Singapore on 21 Oct 1943. <ref name="The Pioneer Birth Anniversary">{{cite news |title=Bhagabati Panigrahi birth anniv held |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/state-editions/bhagabati-panigrahi-birth-anniv-held.html |accessdate=4 May 2020 |work=The Pioneer |language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Fakir Mohan Senapati]], Odia writer

== References ==
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[[Category:1907 births]]
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[[Category:Odisha politicians]]
[[Category:Communist Party of India politicians from Odisha]]

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