Bijay Mishra

Bijay Mishra (Hindi: ବିଜୟ ମିଶ୍ର, Urdu: ) born 16 July 1936) is a Dramatist, lyricist and screenwriter from India. He is also a mainstream script writer in Odia Cinema & TV Industry. He is a recipient of the State Sahitya Academy Award (1968, 1988),[1] Konark Samman (1994) as well as the Kendra Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and the Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award.[2]

Early life

Bijay Mishra was born in 1936 in Niligiri, Balasore, Odisha, India.[3]

Starting as a play right from the year 1960. First play “JANANI” staged in Annapurna Theatre, Cuttack, and a professional theatre group in the year 1960. One of the pioneers of the modern theatre movement in the state. A prolific script writer of Odia Film and Television Industry, he was honored with the Think Foundation CSR Lifetime Achievement Award.[4]

His play Tata Niranjana has been translated in Hindi, Nepali, Kannada and in several other Indian languages. This play has won a national award from All India Radio.

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