Nityananda Mohapatra

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Nityananda Mohapatra

Nityananda Mahapatra in 2010
Born (1912-06-17)17 June 1912
Bhadrak, Orissa, India
Died 17 April 2012(2012-04-17) (aged 99)
Kharavela, Orissa, India
Cause of death
 Respiratory Failure
Nationality Indian
Occupation Writer, Politician
Notable work(s) Gharadiha
Religion Hinduism

Nityananda Mohapatra (17 June 1912 – 17 April 2012)[1] was an Indian Oriya politician, poet and journalist.

Political career

He was imprisoned three times by the British Raj between 1930 and 1942 for nationalist activities.[2] He came to literary prominence as editor of the Oriya magazine Dagara,[3] and as a short story writer after independence.[4] In his political career Mohapatra served as a member of the Orissa Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1971[5] and as state Minister of Supply and Cultural Affairs from 1967 to 1971.[6]

Death

He died on 17 April 2012 at around 9:45 AM at Kharavelanagar, Bhubaneswar, Orissa from complications of Respiratory Failure. He had been in a coma at the Aditya Care Hospital following a breathing problem. He was three months short of his 100th birthday.[7]

Literary awards

Mohapatra received the Orissa Sahitya Akademi Award in 1974[8] and the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 1987 for his novel Gharadiha.[9]

References

  1. ↑ according to website of Orissa Legislative Assembly born on 17 June, but possibly born 17 June
  2. ↑ "Profile of Shri Nityananda Mahapatra". Orissa Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 21 June 2011. 
  3. ↑ Das, Sisir Kumar (1995). History of Indian Literature: .1911-1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy. Sahitya Akademi. p. 702. ISBN 978-81-7201-798-9. 
  4. ↑ Lal, Mohan (2006). The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature, Volume 5. Sahitya Akademi. p. 4062. ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3. 
  5. ↑ "Membership of Shri Nityananda Mahapatra in Orissa Legislative Assembly". Orissa Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 21 June 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Post Held of Shri Nityananda Mahapatra". Orissa Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 21 June 2011. 
  7. ↑ http://www.asianage.com/india/centenarian-litterateur-and-ex-odisha-minister-dead-680
  8. ↑ "List of Orissa Sahitya Akademi Award Winning Books and their Writers". Orissa Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 11 July 2010. 
  9. ↑ "Recipients of Kendra Sahitya Academy Award for Oriya Literature". Kendra Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 11 July 2010. 
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