Literature

A known face in Odia poetry, Gayatribala Panda now has her poems translated into English by Manua Das, himself a practising Odia poet. The collection of poems, A Slice of...

In the wee hours of May 27, or around 10 pm London time last night, Hindi made history when author Geetanjali Shree’s book Ret Samadhi’s English translation (Tomb of Sand) won...

First, the good news. The famous Odia novel ‘Nija Nija Panipatha’ by the late Jagadish Mohanty is now available in English as ‘Battles of Our Own’. Translated by the eminent...

Bhubaneswar: 'Bhor Motira Kanaphoola', an autobiography of Jayanta Mahapatra in Odia language, chronicling his experiences while revealing the working of a poet's mind, was released in Odisha capital on Saturday....

Except when poverty becomes an ‘event’ of scandalous proportion (a.k.a Dana Majhi, carrying his dead wife on his shoulders and walking for hours in the hot sun), how often does...

“In the year 1958 Government of Odisha created an institution called Odisha Sahitya Akademi (OSA).  The then Culture Minister Lingaraj Panigrahi wanted me to lead the Akademi as its president...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has announced that the cremation of noted litterateur Rajat Kar would be performed with state honours. Expressing his condolence to the family of Kar, chief minister...

Bhubaneswar: Eminent litterateur Rajat Kar passed away in a private hospital in the city on Sunday. He was 88. Kar complained of feeling uneasy at his home in the evening...

Bhubaneswar: ‘Battles of Our Own’, the English translation of late Jagadish Mohanty’s classic Odia novel ‘Nija Nija Panipatha’ about the industrial hinterland of Western Odisha, was launched at Walking Bookfairs...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has made some changes in awarding ‘Manoj Das International Literary Award’, instituted in memory of eminent litterateur from Odisha Manoj Das. The Manoj Das International Literary...