Binapani Mohanty (born 11 November 1936) is an Odia writer , academician.She is well known for her works such as Patadei and Kasturi Mriga . She was a professor in Economics before retiring.She has been awarded Padmashree by Govt of India and Atibadi Jagannatha Das Sammana by Odisha Sahitya Akademi. She has earlier won the Sahitya Akademi Award and Sarala Award. She has served as chairperson of Odisha Lekhika Sansad.
Early Life and Professional Career
Binapani was born to Chaturbhuja Mohanty and Kumudini Mohanty. Her family was from a village near Kendrapada called Chandol(Then part of undivided Cuttack District). However her father was a government servant and was posted at Berhampore where she was born in the year 1936.She completed her matriculation in 1953 and then went on to study Economics. She got her Bachelor's degree in 1957 and post graduation degree in 1959 from Ravenshaw college, Cuttack.[1] She later worked as a lecturer and was posted to various colleges. She retired from Sailabala Women's College in 1992.
Literary career
Binapani Mohanty has carved a niche for herself in the field of Odia fiction writing. Her literary career as a story-teller began with the publication of ‘Gotie Ratira Kahani’ in 1960. Some of her best known stories are Pata Dei, Khela Ghara, Naiku Rasta, Bastraharana, Andhakarara, Kasturi Murga O Sabuja Aranya and Michhi Michhika. It was the collection of short stories entitled 'Pata Dei and other Stories', that won the 1990 Sahitya Akademi.[2] She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2020.[3][4]
her short story Pata Dei was published as Lata in Femina in 1986. In 1987, its Hindi dramatisation was telecast in Doordarshan as a series called Kashmakash.[5]
Many short stories of Binapani Mohanty have been translated into different languages such as English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Urdu, Telegu and Russian. A film was made on her stort " Andhakarara Chhai" and has been highly appreciated by the audience.
She has also penned three novels: Sitara Sonita, Manaswini and Kunti, Kuntala, Shakuntala and a one-act play entitled Kranti. She has translated Russian folk-tales from English to Odia, among other translations.
Awards
She has won numerous awards including Padmashree. Few of them are noted below.[1]
- Sunday Prajatantra Award For Poetry (1956)
- Jhankar for poetry (1961 )
- Orissa Sahitya Academy Award for the short story collection titled Kasruri Mruga O Sabuja Aranya (1968)
- Jibanranga Award for short story (1973)
- Challapatha Award for short story (1973)
- Jhankar Award for short story by Prajatantra Prachar Samiti (1974)
- Dharitri Award for short story (1980)
- Sahakar Award for short story (1985)
- Nilasaila Award for short(1987)
- Sucharita Award for short story (1988)
- Sahitya Akademi Award (1990)
- Sudhanya Award for short story (1992)
- Gokarnica Award (1999)
- Visuba Puraskar (2000)
- Sahitya Bharati Puraskar (2002)
- Gruhini Samaj Puraskar (2002)
- Bharat Chandra Sahitya Smruti Samman of Sambalpur University (2002)
- Pratham Reba Roy Samman (2004)
- Kadambini Samman (2009)
- Uttar Orissa Sahitya Samman (2010)
Bibliography
Novels
Short Story
- Kasturi Mruga o Sabuja Aranya[8]
- Kalantara [9]
- Tatinira Trushna [10]
- Bastra Harana[11]
- Arohana [12]
- Abhinetri [13]
- Ekaki Parasara [14]
- Ashru Anala [15]
- Sakunira Chaka [16]
- Khela Chalichi [17]
- Anya Aranya[18]
- Sayahnara svara : galpaguccha [19]
- Barsha, barsha, Bharatabarsha [20]
- Apahanca Akasha [21]
- Andhakarara Chhai [22]
- Padma ghunchi ghunchi jauchi[23]
- Patadei [24]
Autobiography/Biography
Editor
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Meet the author - Binapani Mohanty. sahitya-akademi.
- ↑ AKADEMI AWARDS (1955-2019). Sahitya Akademi(1 September 2013). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ Odisha's padma prides. The New Indian Express(26 January 2020). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, George Fernandes given Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Here's full list of Padma award recipients. The Economic Times(26 January 2020). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ↑ The Slate of Life: More Contemporary Stories by Women Writers of India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Feminist Press at the City University of New York(1994). ISBN 978-1-55861-088-0
- ↑ Manasvini{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}. Kadambini Pablikesanas(2002)
- ↑ Kunti Kuntala Shakuntala{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Kalpaz Publications(2005). ISBN 81-7835-418-7
- ↑ Kasturi mrga o sabuja aranya{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}. Niu shtudents shtora(1967)
- ↑ Kalantara{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}. Buksa end Buksa(1977)
- ↑ Tatinira trshna{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}. Odisa Buk Shtora(1972)
- ↑ Bastra harana{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}. Buks enda Buks(1980)
- ↑ Arohana{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}. Sathi Mahala(1978)
- ↑ Abhinetri{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}. Aryya Prakasana(1997). ISBN 81-7412-079-3
- ↑ Ekaki Parasara{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}. Aryya Prakasana(1994). ISBN 81-7412-024-6
- ↑ Asru anala{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}. Granthamandira(1992)
- ↑ Sakunira chaka{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}. Odisa Buk Shtora(1992)
- ↑ Khela calichi{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}. Granthamandira(1998)
- ↑ Anya aranya{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}. Phrendas Pablisarsa(1981)
- ↑ Sayahnara svara : galpaguccha{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}. Sathi Mahala(1973)
- ↑ Barsha, barsha, Bharatabarsha{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}. Larka Buksa(2004). ISBN 81-7375-122-6
- ↑ Apahañca akasa{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}. Pascima Pablikesanas(2007)
- ↑ Andhakarara chai{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}. Sathimahal(1976)
- ↑ Padma ghuñci ghuñci yauchi{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}. Pascima Pablikesansa(2001)
- ↑ Patadei{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}. Bidyapuri(1986)
- ↑ Bitiyaithiba dina{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}(2016)
- ↑ Kabi Bidyutprabha{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Bidyutprabha Smaranika Kamiti ; Paribeshaka Nabajyoti Karyalaya, Sriarabinda Asrama(1978)
- ↑ Odia lekhika : uttara maddhyaparba = Odia lekhika : Uttar-madhya parba{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}(2014)
- ↑ Ama samayara galpa{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Pascima Pablikesansa(2003)
- ↑ Bhumi : kabita sankalana, 98-99{{#if:Mahanti|, Mahanti}. Pascima Pablikesansa(1998)
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