Indian
Writer, politician
Bhagabati Charan Panigrahi (1 February 1908 – 23 October 1943)[1] was an Indian 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. [2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
In November 1935, in collaboration with Ananta Patnaik and others, he formed a literary organisation "Nabayuga Sahitya Sansad" (Template:Trans).[5] Very soon it became famous and played significant role to foster new ideas in modern Odia literature.[6][7] In 1936, he edited a magazine called Adhunika.[6]
Short stories
The 12 stories written by Bhagabati Charan Panigrahi are:[7] Template:Div col
- Shikar
- Mimansha
- Junglee
- Arambha
- Oh Sesha
- Mrutyura Chetana
- Jeevanarah Samadhi
- Banchita
- Samayatita
- Jhada
- Misranka Kopa
- Majlish
Political career
Bhagabati Charan, in his youth and in the beginning of his political career was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's political ideology. Later he became associated with Congress Socialist Party.[5] Panigrahi, along with Guru Charan Patnaik, and Comrade Prananath Patnaik formed the Communist Party of Odisha on 1 April 1936. Panigrahi was the first state secretary of the party.[8] Panigrahi was associated with the party and the communist ideology till his death.[9]
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. [10]
See also
- Fakir Mohan Senapati, Odia writer
References
- ↑ Peasants and land reforms in Orissa, 1936-1976{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. R.N. Bhattacharya(2004)
- ↑ Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Sahitya Akademi(1992). ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3
- ↑ 'Ghinua' wins hearts of people in Paradip. The Times of India.
- ↑ Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Popular Prakashan(2003). ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Creativity and the Left Cultural Movement in Orissa, c. 1930–40. Social Scientist({Template:Date).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Bhagabati Panigrahi: A Tribute. OdishaPlus(23 October 2019).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Fair launch for Panigrahi's anthology. The Telegraph (India).
- ↑ History of CPI(M) Odisha. www.cpimodisha.org.
- ↑ Translating Maxim Gorky'sThe Mother in Odia.
- ↑ Bhagabati Panigrahi birth anniv held. The Pioneer.