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|name | | name = Nityananda Mahapatra | ||
|image | | image = Nityananda Mahapatra.JPG | ||
|image_caption | | image_caption = | ||
|birth_date | | birth_date = {{birth date|1912|06|17|df=y}} | ||
|birth_place | | birth_place = [[Bhadrak]], Bihar and Orissa Province, British India | ||
|death_date | | death_date = {{death date and age|2012|04|17|1912|07|17|df=y}} | ||
|death_place | | death_place = [[Bhubaneswar]], Odisha, India | ||
| office = Member: [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]] | | office = Member: [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| constituency= [[Bhadrak (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhadrak]] | | constituency = [[Bhadrak (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhadrak]] | ||
| term_start = 1957 | | term_start = 1957 | ||
| term_end = 1971 | | term_end = 1971 | ||
| predecessor = Mahamad Hanif | | predecessor = Mahamad Hanif | ||
| successor = [[Harekrushna Mahatab]] | | successor = [[Harekrushna Mahatab]] | ||
|death_cause = Respiratory Failure | | death_cause = Respiratory Failure | ||
|nationality = Indian | | nationality = Indian | ||
|occupation | | occupation = Writer, politician | ||
| party | | party = [[Orissa Jana Congress]] | ||
| awards | | awards = [[Sahitya Akademi Award]],1987 | ||
|notable_works | | notable_works = Gharadiha | ||
| caption = Portrait of Nityananda Mahapatra | |||
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Nityananda Mahapatra | |
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| File:Nityananda Mahapatra.JPG Portrait of Nityananda Mahapatra | |
| Member: Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1957–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Mahamad Hanif |
| Succeeded by | Harekrushna Mahatab |
| Constituency | Bhadrak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1912 Bhadrak, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India |
| Died | 17 April 2012 (aged 99) Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
| Cause of death | Respiratory Failure |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Orissa Jana Congress |
| Occupation | Writer, politician |
| Awards | Sahitya Akademi Award,1987 |
Nityananda Mahapatra (17 June 1912 – 17 April 2012)[1] was an Indian Odia politician, poet and journalist.
Political career[edit | edit source]
He was imprisoned three times by the British Raj between 1930 and 1942 for nationalist activities.[2] He came to literary prominence as editor of the Odia magazine Dagara,[3] and as a short story writer after independence.[4] In his political career Mohapatra served as a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1971[5] and as state Minister of Supply and Cultural Affairs from 1967 to 1971.[6]
Death[edit | edit source]
He died on 17 April 2012 at around 9:45 am at Kharavelanagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from complications of respiratory failure. He had been in a coma at the Aditya Care Hospital following a breathing problem. He was three months short of his 100th birthday.[7]
Literary awards[edit | edit source]
Mahapatra received the Odisha Sahitya Academy Award in 1974[8] and the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 1987 for his novel Gharadiha.[9]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ according to website of Odisha Legislative Assembly born on 17 June, but possibly born 17 June
- ↑ "Profile of Shri Nityananda Mahapatra". Odisha Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ↑ Das, Sisir Kumar (1995). History of Indian Literature: .1911–1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy. Sahitya Akademi. p. 702. ISBN 978-81-7201-798-9.
- ↑ Lal, Mohan (2006). The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature, Volume 5. Sahitya Akademi. p. 4062. ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3.
- ↑ "Membership of Shri Nityananda Mahapatra in Odisha Legislative Assembly". Odisha Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ↑ "Post Held of Shri Nityananda Mahapatra". Odisha Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ↑ http://www.asianage.com/india/centenarian-litterateur-and-ex-odisha-minister-dead-680
- ↑ "List of Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award Winning Books and their Writers". Odisha Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ↑ "Recipients of Kendra Sahitya Academy Award for Oriya Literature" (PDF). Kendra Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
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