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{{Infobox writer 
| name = Manmohan Acharya
| image = Vanikavi Manmohan Acharya.jpg
| pseudonym = Vanikavi
| birth_name =
| birth_date = October 20, 1967
| birth_place = [[Lathanga, Odisha]],<br />India
| death_date = 2013
| death_place = Cuttack, Odisha, India
| occupation = Poet, script writer for,<br />Playwright, essayist
| nationality = Indian
| period = 1987–2013
| genre = Poetry
| subject = [[Post modernism]], [[Realism (visual arts)|Realism]],
| movement =
| notableworks = ''[[Gita-Milindam]]'',<br />''[[Gitamohanam]]''
| spouse =
| partner =
| children = Ramashish Acharya
| relatives =
| website =
| influences =
| influenced =
}}
'''Manmohan Acharya''' was a poet and lyricist from [[India]]. His Sanskrit poems and lyrics have been put to music and danced to in the [[Odissi]] [[classical Indian dance]] form. A devotional song from his ''[[Gitamohanam]]'' was featured in the 2009 [[Bollywood]] movie, ''[[The Desire (2010 film)|The Desire]]''. He was also a researcher and published author.

==Early life==

Manmohan Acharya was born in 1967 in [[Lathanga, Orissa|Lathanga]], a village in the [[Jagatsinghpur]] district of [[Orissa, India]] to Pandit Mayadhar Acharya and Parvati Devi.
[[File:Vanikavi honoured with National Award.jpg|thumb|Acharya receives the Chinta O Chetana award for poetry]]

===Poetry===
His poetry includes the following works:

*[[Gitamohanam]]. One of its devotional songs features in the 2009 movie ''[[The Desire (2010 film)|The Desire]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Odissi dance to feature in Bollywood film 'The Desire'' |url=http://www.kalingatimes.com/entertainment_news/news/20090127_Odissi_dance_to_feature_in_Bollywood_film_The_Desire.htm |accessdate=22 July 2010 |newspaper=Kalinga Times |date=27 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103090338/http://kalingatimes.com/entertainment_news/news/20090127_Odissi_dance_to_feature_in_Bollywood_film_The_Desire.htm |archivedate=3 January 2010 }}</ref>
*''Gita-bhaaratam'' (lyrics). A compilation of patriotic songs.
*[[Gita milindam]] (lyrics) consists of 15 songs ({{transl|or|gunjans}}) with different rhythms.
*''Palli-panchaasika'' (1987) - a Sanskrit minor poem (Khaṇḍakāvya)
*''Subhasa-charitam'' - in [[Mahakavya]] style
*''Sri Sivananda-Laharika'' - in [[Kāvya]] style
*''Yati-giti-satakam'' (Sataka-kavya)

===Dance drama===
He has written dance dramas including:
*''Arjuna-Pratijnaa''
*''Shrita-kamalam''
*''Pada-pallavam''
*''Divya-Jayadevam'' <ref name=narthaki.com>{{cite web|last1=Venkat|first1=Lalitha|title=The 17th edition of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award Festival|url=http://www.narthaki.com/info/rev1092.html|website=narthaki.com|accessdate=6 August 2015}}</ref>
*''Ravana''<ref name="narthaki.com"/><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110914/jsp/orissa/story_14498839.jsp | location=Calcutta, India | work=The Telegraph | first=Namita | last=Panda | title=Curtains on music, dance festival | date=14 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kothari|first1=Sunil|title=Samrachana: Choreography Festival of Dance|url=http://www.narthaki.com/info/gtsk/gtsk39.html|website=narthaki.com|accessdate=6 August 2015}}</ref>
*''Pingalaa''
*''Mrtyu''<ref>{{cite news|title=A time to remember: The Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award festival in Bhubaneswar|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/a-time-to-remember/article1435772.ece&date=2008/09/26/&prd=fr&|accessdate=6 August 2015|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 September 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Dahale|first=Kirti|title=Review: Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award Festival 2008|url=http://www.narthaki.com/info/rev08/rev640.html|publisher=Nathaka.com|accessdate=22 July 2010}}</ref>
*''Sthitaprajnah''
*''Tantram''<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100907/jsp/orissa/story_12903274.jsp | location=Calcutta, India | work=The Telegraph | first=Namita | last=Panda | title=Spirit of homage | date=7 September 2010}}</ref>
*''Purva-sakuntalam''
*''Uttara-sakuntalam''
[[File:Mrutyuh.jpg|thumb|Famous Indian Dance Drama, Mrtyuh by Srjan, Script written by Vanikavi]]
[[File:Tantramahashakti.jpg|thumb|Famous Indian Dance Drama, Tantra by Srjan, Script written by Vanikavi]]

=== Translation===
*'' [[Gitagovinda]] of [[Jayadeva|Jayadev]] as Gitagovind Rasaavali''

===Research===

[[File:Vachaspatimanmohan.jpg|thumb|Dr. Acharya was conferred the Fellowship]]

# Sistaachaara (Book)<ref name="Shishtaachaara">Shishtaachaara, pub. Jayadev Institute of Oriental Research, Cuttack, 1999,</ref>
# Maagha And Bhanja in Picture Poetry (book)<ref name="Bahitra">Bahitra, Bhanja Research Journal, Bhanjanagar, Orissa, 1998</ref>
# Indian Trend of Human Rights<ref>Proceedings of World Sanskrit Conference, Vol-1, Part-II, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rastriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha (Deemed University), New Delhi-110016,</ref>
# An Algebraic Operation in Vedic Mathematics;<ref>Proceedings of Research Papers, IX Sessional Conference, 2000, All Orissa Association of College Teachers in Sanskrit, Page-45</ref>
# Sharadindu-sundara-ruchih devi, Vani vaa Shakti-ruupini;<ref>Vasundharaa, Research Journal, Orissa Sanskrit Academy, Bhubaneswar, Vol-II, Page-46, 2003</ref>
# Sixty Four Arts, A Study;<ref>Dharitri, XXXth Annual Edition, 2003, page-25</ref>
# Contribution of Sanskrit in Advancement of Oriya Language;<ref>The Samaj, Oriya Daily, Dt.10.08.2003</ref>
# An Encyclopedic Dictionary Of Yajurvedic Upanishads (Book)<ref>Published by K.Mohapatra, Advocate, Orissa High Court, Cuttack, 2005</ref>
# Vedic Research In Orissa during 20th Century<ref>Souvenir, XXXIIth All India Oriental Conference, Sampurnananda Sanskrit University, Varanasi, 2004</ref>
# Mind in Shiva-samkalpa hymn, A psycho-philosophical Analysis<ref>Proceedings of U.G.C. Seminar, G.S.College, Athagarh, India, 2008</ref>
# Bhaarata-pamkaja-dalamidam Utkal-mandala-miti viditam yat;<ref>The Samaj, Oriya Daily, Sunday Special Issue, Dt.14.03.2004</ref>
# Description of Heart in Upanisads<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.vedamsbooks.in/no62807.htm |title = Contemporary World Order: A Vedic Perspective/Edited by Shashi Tiwari Edited by Shashi Tiwari Vedams Books 8177021400}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.indiadivine.org/audarya/sri-vaishnava-forum/157074-fw-annual-veda-waves-conference-pondichery.html |title = Fw: Annual Veda /WAVES Conference at Pondichery}}</ref>
# Concept of Human Rights in Vedic Tradition;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orientaliaparthenopea.org/VISHVESHVARANAND.pdf |accessdate=10 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727152848/http://www.orientaliaparthenopea.org/VISHVESHVARANAND.pdf |archivedate=27 July 2011 }}</ref>
# Vedic Trend of Human Rights vrs. Varna- Ashrama System;<ref>Samskruta Mandaakini, Lokabhasa Prachara Samiti, 2007, Page-69</ref>
# Financial Emergency : Kautilya's Arthashastra vis-a-vis Indian Constitution;<ref>Proceedings of U.G.C. Seminar, Udala College, Mayurbhanj, India, 2006</ref>
# Kavivara- Bhaarata-varsham Shrauta-puraatanamaarsham;<ref>Vanamala, Research Journal of Shrirangam, Kaviraja Banamali Das Commemoration Volume, 2009, page-76</ref>
# Tarka Vaachaspati Madhusudan Mishra, A study<ref>The Samaj, Oriya Daily, Sunday Special Issue, Dt.25.02.2007</ref>
# Map of Puranic India<ref>Vanajyostna, Annual Journal, Banki Autonomous College, India, 2001–2002</ref>

==Awards==
* Sanskrit Eloquency Award, Vikram University, Ujjain, M.P., 1990
* Vanikavi Award from Vanivinodi Parishad, Utkal University, 1991
* Doctor of Philosophy from Sri Jagannath Sanskrit University, 2003
* Gita-Saarasa Award from Christ College, Cuttack administration, 05.02.2005
* Delhi Sanskrit Academy Award for instant poem writing, 2007
* Ananda Bharadvaja Sammanah, 2007
* Lokakavyanidhi Award, from All India Lokabhasa Prachara Samiti, Puri, 2008
* Bharata-Bharati-Samman from National Sanskrit Sahitya Academy, 2009
* Abhinava Jayadeva Samman, 2009, Bhaktakavi Sri Jayadeva Samaroha samiti
* Sanskrit Sangeet Nataka Academy Award, 2010
* Fellowship of Vachaspati from Saraswati Research Institute<ref>{{cite web|url=http://samskrita.co.in/sanskritconfrence.php |accessdate=28 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406104233/http://samskrita.co.in/sanskritconfrence.php |archivedate=6 April 2012 }}</ref>
* Chinta Chetana National Baisakhi Award, 2012

==Death==
Acharya died at his residence in Cuttack on 2013.

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Manmohan Acharya}}
*[http://www.narthaki.com/info/rev08/rev640.html Narthaki]
*[[Sanskrit literature#Modern Sanskrit literature]]

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