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'''Snehaprava Das''' (born 10 October 1955) is an Indian writer and translator in the [[Odia language]]. She is a pioneer translator of several classic works from the Odia language into English. She has also translated several world classics into the Odia language. Her English translations rank among the top translated works from the Odia language.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/odia-books-in-translation-must-read_in_5e0ee3ace4b0843d36107493|title= Eight Odia Books in Translation You Must Read|author= Priyanka Lundgren|publisher= HuffPost|date= 3 January 2020| access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.aupress.ca/blog/2017/01/10/sparkoflight/|title= Thoughts on Translation - Spark of Light|author= Karyn Wisselink|publisher= AU Press|date= 10 January 2017| access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Snehaprava obtained her master's degree in [[English literature]] and doctorate in translation studies and comparative literature from [[Utkal University]]. As an associate professor she has taught English literature at several institutions of higher learning. She also served as principal of [[Binayak Acharya College]], [[Berhampur]].<br />
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==Works==<br />
Snehaprava has translated “Padmamali” by Umesh Chandra Sarkar, the first novel in Odiya, into English, besides several novels by [[Fakir Mohan Senapati]]. Her other works include ‘The World Within’, an English translation of Odia novel “Mane Mane “ by Baishnaba Charan Das and “Bibasini, A Historical Romance” by Ramsankar Ray. She also translated world classics from English to Oriya, including poems of [[Elizabeth Jennings (poet)|Elizabeth Jennings]] and [[P.B. Shelley]], besides short stories by [[Saki]] and [[Oscar Wilde]]. She has translated several poetry and story collections and biographies, including the celebrated autobiography "Bandira Atmakatha" by [[Gopabandhu Das]]..<br />
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She is also a poet herself. Her works in Odia have been published in ''Prativeshi'', ''Kahani'', ''Anupam Bharat'' and other magazines, whereas her English translations have been published in [[Indian Literature (journal)|Indian Literature]], ''The Orissa Review'', ''The Little Magazine'', ''Rock Pebbles'' etc.<br />
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Her translation of "Colours of Loneliness" by [[Paramita Satpathy]] is critically acclaimed.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2019/aug/11/shades-of-solitude-2017384.html|title= Shades of Solitude|publisher= The Indian Express|date= 11 August 2019| access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref> Her most discussed work of translation is "One Thousand Years in a Refrigerator".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.deccanherald.com/content/561178/defying-gravity.html|title= Defying Gravity|author= Sumitra Kannan|publisher= Deccan Herald|date= 31 July 2016| access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref> According to her, translation is a strategy to subvert hierarchies and check all forms of dominations, and also a tool for liberating human consciousness.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thehindu.com/books/language-does-not-simply-mirror-our-world-language-makes-it/article24231405.ece?homepage=true|title= Language Does Not Simply Mirror Us|author= Mini Krishnan|work= The Hindu|date= 23 June 2018| access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Awards and recognition==<br />
* 2022 :- [[Jibanananda Das Award]]<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
===Translation from Odia into English===<br />
* The Penance (Original Odia ''Prayaschitta'' by [[Fakir Mohan Senapati]])<br />
* The World Within (Original Odia ''Mane Mane'' by Baishnab Charan Das)<br />
* Colours of Loneliness (original Odia by [[Paramita Satpathy]])<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.apnnews.com/colours-of-loneliness-and-other-stories-book-launched/|title= Colours of Loneliness|publisher= APN News| date= 11 July 2019| access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref> <br />
* One Thousand Days in a Refrigerator (from Manoj Kumar Panda)<ref>{{cite news|url= https://caravanmagazine.in/bookshelf/one-thousand-days-refrigerator|title= One Thousand Days in a Refrigerator|publisher= The Caravan Magazine|date= 1 August 2016| access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/one-thousand-days-in-a-refrigerator-book-review/340325/|title= One Thousand Days in a Refrigerator - Book Review|author= Sudipta Datta|publisher= Financial Express|date= 7 August 2016| access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref> <br />
* A Boundless Moment (original by [[Paramita Satpathy]])<br />
* Gopabandhu Das : The Prisoner's Autobiography<br />
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===Poetry by Snehaprava Das===<br />
* Songs of Solitude<br />
* Dusk Diary<br />
* Alone<br />
* Moods and Moments<br />
* Never Say No to a Rose<br />
* Colours of Loneliness and Other Stories (from poems of Paramita Satpathy)<br />
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