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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Chandrasekhar Rath<br />
| image = File:Chandrasekhar Rath, Profile, October 2007.jpg<br />
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| birth_name = <br />
| birth_date = 17 October 1929 (Kumar Purnima)<br />
| birth_place = Odisha<br />
| death_date = {{Death date|2018|02|09|df=y}} (89)<br />
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| occupation = Literature<br />
| alma_mater = [[University of Lucknow]]<br />
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]]<br />
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'''Chandrasekhar Rath''' was an Indian Odia litterateur. In 2018, he was nominated for [[Padma Shri]] but could not receive it due to death.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Padma Shree nominee and eminent Odisha litterateur Chandrasekhar Rath dies at 89 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/feb/09/padma-shree-nominee-and-eminent-odisha-litterateur-chandrasekhar-rath-dies-at-89-1770886.html |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=The New Indian Express |date=9 February 2018 }}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Rath was from Malpada village in [[Balangir]] district.<br />
He did his graduation from Rajendra college. He did Post-graduation in English from the [[University of Lucknow]] in 1952.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Padma Shree nominee and eminent Odisha litterateur Chandrasekhar Rath dies at 89 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/feb/09/padma-shree-nominee-and-eminent-odisha-litterateur-chandrasekhar-rath-dies-at-89-1770886.html |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=The New Indian Express |date=9 February 2018 }}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Rath joined the Odisha Education Service in 1952 as lecturer in English and also served as Secretary of Test Book Bureau before retiring as Deputy Director Public Instruction (DPI) in 1987.<br />
He has written 14 short story collections, 15 essay books, devotional essays and three novels.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chandrasekhar Rath passes away at 89 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/feb/10/chandrasekhar-rath-passes-away-at-89-1771096.html |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=The New Indian Express |date=10 February 2018 }}</ref><br />
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==Novels==<br />
*''Yantrarudha'' (The Instrumented) in 1967<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Chandrasekhar Rath passes away at 89 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/feb/10/chandrasekhar-rath-passes-away-at-89-1771096.html |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=The New Indian Express |date=10 February 2018 }}</ref><br />
*''Asurya Upanivesh'' (The Sunless Colony) in 1974<ref name=":0" /><br />
*''Nav Jatak'' (Regenesis) in 1981.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Awards==<br />
*[[Padma Shri]]<ref name=":1" /><br />
*[[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1997<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2018-02-09 |title=Chandrasekhar Rath, doyen of Odia literature, passes away |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/chandrasekhar-rath-doyen-of-odia-literature-passes-away-5057779/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
*Hutch Crossword Book Award<ref name=":1" /><br />
*[[Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award]]<ref name=":1" /><br />
*[[Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award]]<ref name=":1" /><br />
*Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman<ref name=":1" /><br />
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==Death==<br />
Rath died on 9 February 2018 at the age of 89. He was survived by his wife, three daughters and a son.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quint |first=The |date=2018-02-09 |title=Padma Shri Nominee, Odisha's Chandrashekhar Rath Passes Away |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/chandra-shekhar-rath-passes-away |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1920s births]]<br />
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[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Odia]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Atibadi Jagannath Das Award]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award]]<br />
[[Category:People from Balangir district]]<br />
[[Category:Writers from Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Odia-language novelists]]<br />
[[Category:Novelists from Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:University of Lucknow alumni]]<br />
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