Santanu Kumar Acharya
| Santanu Kumar Acharya | |
|---|---|
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Acharya during Fakir Mohan's 172nd birthday celebration at Santikanana, Balasore, Odisha | |
| Born |
15 May 1933 Mominpur, Kolkata |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Language | Odia |
| Education | MSc (Chemistry) |
| Alma mater | Ravenshaw college |
| Genre | Litterateur, fiction writer |
| Subject | Novels, Short Stories, Essays and Children's Literature |
| Notable works |
Nara Kinnara Shatabdira Nachiketa Dakshinabarta Shakuntala |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi |
| Spouse | Nirupama Acharya |
| Children | Three daughters: Prajeshnandini (Bulbul), Nibedita (Sulu), Julie |
Santanu Kumar Acharya is an Indian writer. Santanu Kumar Acharya, born on 1933 in Kolkata, hails from the village Siddheswar Pur of Cuttack district, Odisha.[1] He served the Government of Odisha as a college teacher for 34 years from 1958 to 1992 when he retired as the Registrar of Utkal University.[2]
Selected works
He has written 15 novels, 22 short story collections comprising about 400 stories, and 10 children's books.[3]
Novels
- Nara-Kinnara, 1962 (The Man and the Sub Humans)
- Shatabdira Nachiketa, 1965 (The Nachiketas of the Century)
- Tinoti Ratira Sakala, 1969 (The mornings of three dark nights)
- Dakshinabarta, 1973 (The turning point)
- Jatrara Prathama Pada, 1976 (The First Leg of the Journey)
- Anya Eka Sakaala Anya Eka Bharat, 1977 (It is another morning and it is another India)
- Shakuntala, 1980 (a novel on the Naxallite movements)
- Mantrinka Share, 1988 (The Minister's Share)
- Dharitrira Kanda, 1994 (The Weeping Earth)
- Anu Hajijibapare, 1996 (After Anu Got Lost)
- Adrushya Jagataru Barta, 1996 (Messages from the Unknown Worlds)
- Billy Goat Banam Uruvela Ghotak, 1997 (The man named Billy Goat alias The Laughung Horse of the Uruvela Forest where Goutama Buddha received Enlihtenment)
- Swarna Tribhuja, 1998 ( Antholpgy of three novellas : Billy Goat.., Adrushya Jagataru Barta and Mantrinka Share)
- Trishna: Eka Anaviskrita America, 1999 (The girl named Trishna: The Undiscovered America)
- Anomara Kanya, 2002 (The daughter Of Anoma or the River Maha Nadi)
Short story collections
- Mana Murmur, 1962 (The Murmuring Mind)
- Durbaara, 1965 (The Incorrigible)
- Eii Shesha Padati, 1972 (This last utterance)
- Aranyara Chula, 1974 (The Tip of The Forest)
- Adina Boula, 1978 (Mango blossoms out of season)
- Ekabinsha Satabdi Paain Galpa, 1978 (Stories for the Twenty First Century)
- Karanjia Diary, 1984 (Based on the real life adventures and observations of the author in Karanjia, Mayurbhanj District
- Aadya Sakaala, 1985 (The first dawn)
- Sarpa Jaana, 1989 (The Snake Vehicle)
- Chalanti Thaakura, 1991 (God who Responds)
- Nataliyara Omkar, 1995 (The OM utterance of Nataliya)
- Galpa Varnali, 1997 (The Spectrum of Stories)
- Shreshtha Galpa, 1998 (A collection of the Best Short Stories)
- Jala Chhabira Raati, 1999 (A Night of Water Colors)
- Drushya-Adrushya, 2002 (The visible and the invisible)
- Chhaya Purusha, 2005 (The Person in the Shadow )
- Record Breaker, 2006
- Trutiya Netra, 2007 (The Third Eye)
- Santanu Acharya's Galpa Samagra (Collection of short stories of the author)
- Vol 1, 2009
- Vol 2, 2011
- Kala Pardara Aarapate, 2013 (Behind the Black Veil)
- Santanu Acharya-nka Smaraniya Galpa, 2015 (Twenty Memorable Short Stories of the author)
Children's literature
- Mo Katha Ghoda Katha Kahe, 1961 (My Wooden Horse Speaks)
- Baga Bagichara Saudagara, 1962 (The Merchants of our gardens)
- Akashaku Satoti Pahacha, 1963 (Seven Steps to the Heavens : A science fiction on Space Flight)
- Koshi Upatyakara Rajkumar Mohan, 1964 (Mohan, the Prince of the Koshi Valley)
- Shaktira Karamati, 1971 (A book of Science on Machines and Power for Children)
- Mo Naan Da Vinci O Niaan Laga Opi, 1980 (My name is Da Vinchi and Opi the incendiary i,e Oppenheimer the creator of the first atom bomb; Biographies)
- Nitidinia Jeebanare Bijnana, 1989 (Science in Everyday Life for Children )
- Baigyanika Abiskara o Udbhabana, 1989 (Important Scientific Discoveries and Life of Scientists)
- Dine Akasha bi na thila, 2001 (Once upon a Time there were no Skies over our heads; Cosmology for Children)
- Peeta Prastara Udyana, 2010 (A travelogue on the Yellow Stone National Park, US)
- Autobiography:
Mo Jeeban : Anya Eka Upanyasa, 2013 (My Life is Another Novel)
- Travelogue:
Baichitryamaya Desha: America Bhramana, 2015 (The Mysterious Country: America - A travelogue)
Author's Books Translated into other languages:
- English:
- Shakuntala : Award Winning Original Novel in Odia Language,1980, Translated to English by Lipipushpa Nayak, First Edition 2014
- Anoma's Daughter: Award winning Original Novel in Odia, Anomara Kanya,(2003), Translated to English by Bibhas Mohanty and the author
- Santanu Kumar Acharya: Collection of Short Stories, Publ: Grass Roots, Kolkata, 2004, Translated by St-Pierre, Leelawati Mohapatra and K.K. Mohapatra.
- Hindi:
- Shakuntala (Novel), Publ: Radhakrishna Prakashan (Rajkamal) Pvt Ltd,( 1997) Dariya Ganj, Delhi-2, Traanslated from author's original novel Shakuntala in Odia to Hindi by Prof Radhakanta Mishra.
- Dakshinavarta, 2002 (Novel), Translated from author's novel Dakshinavarta in Odia to Hindi by Dr Srinivas Udgata
- Gujarati:
- Dakshinavarta (Novel), Publ: 1986, Translated from Author's original Odia Novel Dakshinavarta to Gujarati and published by Dr Ranuka Sriram
- Bengali:
- Chalanti Thakura (Academy Award Winning Book: Short Story Collection of the author) Publ:1991, Translated from Author's Original Short Story Collection to Bengali by Shyamasundar Mahapatra and Amitrasudan Bhattacharya, Publisher: Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, 2016.
Awards
- National Award for Children's Literature from the Ministry of Education, Government of India (1961 and 1963)
- 1961: for Mo katha ghoda katha kahe (My Wooden Horse Speaks; Science Fiction for Children)
- 1963, for Akashaku satoti pahacha (Seven Steps to Heavens; Science Fiction for Children on Space Travel)
- Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award, 1962 (for his novel Nara Kinnara)
- Sarala Puraskara, 1987 ; A prestigious literary award offered annually by Odisha's famous industrial house IMFA, for his novel Shakuntala
- Sahitya Akademi Award, 1993 (Indian National Academy of Literature) for his short story book Chalanti Thakura (The Living God)
- Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad, Kolkata, Konarka Prize, 1994, for his short story book: Chalanti Thakura (The Living God)
- Sahitya Bharati Puraskar, 2004, by Gangadhara Ratha Foundation, for his life-time achievements and contributions to Odia Literature
- Katha Puraskar, 2003, by Katha Bharati Foundation, New Delhi, for his Odia novel: Anomara Kanya, translated into English as Anoma's Daughter
- Atibadi Jagannath Das Award, the highest honour given by the State, conferred by Sahitya Akademy, Odisha, for lifelong contribution to Odia literature and excellence, in a special ceremony, on 25 July 2014, at Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
References
- ↑ Santanu Kumar Acharya
- ↑ "Katha | Writers". katha.org. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
in 1992 he retired as the registrar of Utkal University, Orissa.
- ↑ "Odisha News | A Complete Information Portal on Odisha | Santanu Kumar Acharya". odisha.360.batoi.com. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
He has published 15 full length novels, 20 volumes of short story collections, 10 books of Children's Literature, Autobiography ( 2013) , Travelogue( 2015) apart from many more books on general literature
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