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{{short description|Literary organization in Cuttack, Odisha, India}} | |||
[[File:Utkal Sahitya Samaj.JPG|300px|thumb|Utkal Sahitya Samaj, founded in 1903]] | [[File:Utkal Sahitya Samaj.JPG|300px|thumb|Utkal Sahitya Samaj, founded in 1903]] | ||
'''Utkal Sahitya Samaj''' (Utkal Literary Society) is a literary | '''Utkal Sahitya Samaj''' (Utkal Literary Society) is a literary organization located in [[Cuttack]], [[Odisha]], India, founded in 1903. The organization is aimed to the debate on [[Odia literature]] and to develop people's interest in [[Odia language]]. | ||
Historian Prabhat Mukherjee remarks that the establishment of the Utkal Sahitya Samaj "marked the renaissance in Oriya literature".<ref>{{Cite book |author=Prabhat Mukherjee |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZUvRAAAAMAAJ&q=Utkal+Sahitya+Samaj |title=History of Orissa in the 19th Century |publisher=Utkal University |year=1964 |page=414}}</ref> | Historian [[Prabhat Mukherjee]] remarks that the establishment of the Utkal Sahitya Samaj "marked the renaissance in Oriya literature".<ref>{{Cite book |author=Prabhat Mukherjee |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZUvRAAAAMAAJ&q=Utkal+Sahitya+Samaj |title=History of Orissa in the 19th Century |publisher=Utkal University |year=1964 |page=414}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Utkal Sahitya Samaj was established from another | Utkal Sahitya Samaj was established from another organization named Alochana Sabha in May 1903. The main aim of the establishment of Utkal Sahitya Samaj was to arrange debate on Oriya literature and to develop people's interest in Oriya language.<ref name="Social Science Probings">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wKHrAAAAMAAJ&q=utkal+sahitya+samaj |title=Social Science Probings, Volume 13 |publisher=People's Publishing House |year=1996 |page=32}}</ref> Some of its founding members were [[Madhusudan Rao]], [[Radhanath Ray]], [[Fakir Mohan Senapati]], [[Gopal Chandra Praharaj]], and Mrutunjay Rath.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JRVuAAAAMAAJ&q=utkal+sahitya+samaj |title=Cuttack, One Thousand Years, Volume 2 |publisher=Cuttack City Millennium Celebrations Committee |year=1990 |page=174}}</ref> Radhanath Ray was appointed as its first president.<ref name="Social Science Probings"/> | ||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
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Utkal Sahitya Samaj (Utkal Literary Society) is a literary organization located in Cuttack, Odisha, India, founded in 1903. The organization is aimed to the debate on Odia literature and to develop people's interest in Odia language.
Historian Prabhat Mukherjee remarks that the establishment of the Utkal Sahitya Samaj "marked the renaissance in Oriya literature".[1]
History[edit]
Utkal Sahitya Samaj was established from another organization named Alochana Sabha in May 1903. The main aim of the establishment of Utkal Sahitya Samaj was to arrange debate on Oriya literature and to develop people's interest in Oriya language.[2] Some of its founding members were Madhusudan Rao, Radhanath Ray, Fakir Mohan Senapati, Gopal Chandra Praharaj, and Mrutunjay Rath.[3] Radhanath Ray was appointed as its first president.[2]
Awards[edit]
Utkal Sahitya Samaj gives annual award named 'Utkal Ratna' to the author of significant work published in Odia language.[4]
Presidents[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Prabhat Mukherjee (1964). History of Orissa in the 19th Century. Utkal University. p. 414.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Social Science Probings, Volume 13. People's Publishing House. 1996. p. 32.
- ↑ Cuttack, One Thousand Years, Volume 2. Cuttack City Millennium Celebrations Committee. 1990. p. 174.
- ↑ The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society, Volume 100. Mythic Society, Bangalore. 2009. p. 83.
- ↑ Cultural Heritage of Orissa: Parts. 1-2. Katak District. State Level Vyasakabi Fakir Mohan Smruti Samsad. 2002. p. 624. ISBN 9788190276153.
- ↑ The Indian P.E.N., Volume 39. P.E.N. All-India Centre. 1973. p. 34.