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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Bhupen Mahapatra<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|08|03|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Jaleswar]], [[Odisha]]<br />
| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
| education = M.A.<br />
| alma_mater = [[Utkal University]]<br />
| occupation = Novelist, Translator<br />
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| residence =<br />
| parents = Krittibas Das Mahapatra (father)<br />
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| awards = [[Sarala Das|Sarala Samman]], [[Fakir Mohan Senapati|Fakir Mohan Samman]], [[Mayadhar Mansingh|Mayadhar Samman]] <br />
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''' Bhupen Mahapatra ''' ([[Odia literature|Odia]]: ଭୂପେନ୍ ମହାପାତ୍ର) (born 3 August 1935) is an [[Odia language|Odia]] novelist, columnist, and short story writer.<br />
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==Early life and career==<br />
Mahapatra was born on 3 August 1935 in village Kotasahi of [[Jaleswar]] in [[Odisha]]. His father was Krittibas Das Mahapatra; his mother's name was Kshemankari. He started writing short stories in Odia during his young days and graduated to novels and travelogues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianwriters.org/orissa/bhupen_mahapatra.htm|title=Bhupen Mahapatra - Brief Biography|access-date=30 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808045952/http://indianwriters.org/orissa/bhupen_mahapatra.htm|archive-date=8 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> After studies he worked with the Central Industrial Security Force, from where he retired as a Deputy Commandant.<br />
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==Literary career==<br />
Mahapatra has written four novels, 11 collections of short stories, two travelogues, three collections of essays, besides numerous works of translation.<br />
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==Journalism==<br />
Mahapatra has been active in journalism throughout his literary career. He has written regularly in various Odia journals like The Samaja, Sambad, Samaya and The Pragativadi etc. Three collections of his journalistic writings have been published.<br />
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==Literary administration==<br />
Despite his considerable literary output, Mahapatra is better known as an organiser of literary events and administrator of literary societies. He has been a President of Odisha Cultural Academy and vice president of Odisha Research Circle. He was the founding general secretary of the Madras Utkal Association.<br />
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==Bhupen Mahapatra in Translation==<br />
Mahapatra's short stories have been translated into English, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Assamese, Kannada, Bengali, Malayalam and Rajasthani languages. His critically acclaimed short story ''M. K. Gandhi''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianwriters.org/orissa/bhupen_mahapatra.htm|title=M K Gandhi - Short story by Bhupen Mahapatra|access-date=30 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808045952/http://indianwriters.org/orissa/bhupen_mahapatra.htm|archive-date=8 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> has been included in the English syllabus of [[North Maharashtra University]] and other Indian universities.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
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* ''Saurabhashree Samman'', Odisha<br />
* ''Kalashree'' Award for Theatre<br />
* ''Adikavi Sarala Samman'', Odisha<br />
* ''Fakir Mohan Sahitya Parishad'' Award<br />
* ''Mayadhar Mansingh Samman''<br />
* ''Durmukha'' Award for Satirical Writing<br />
* ''Pratibha Samman'', Odisha<br />
* ''Sulekha'' Special Literary Award, Puri, Odisha<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* ''Prithivi O Pruthivi'' (World & the World), published by Odisha Book Store, Cuttack (1986)<br />
* ''Gotie Mendhapala'' (A Flock of Sheep), published by Parijat Press, Rourkela (1991)<br />
* ''Upatyakaara Upakatha'' (Story of the Valley), published by Writers Workshop (1996)<br />
* ''Bharata Bhagya Vidhata'' (Dispenser of India's Destiny), published by Swasti (1997)<br />
* ''Lu Tatha Anya Kahaaniyan'' (Loo & Other Stories), Nirmana Prakashan, Delhi (2001)<br />
* ''Fossil'' (Novel), published by Paschima, Bhubaneswar (2007)<br />
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