Jayanta Mahapatra: Difference between revisions

'''Jayanta Mahapatra''' (born 22 October 1928)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poemhunter.com/jayanta-mahapatra/biography/|title=Jayanta Mahapatra|publisher=Poem hunter|access-date=16 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jayanta Mahapatra : A profile |url=http://www.orissagateway.com/features/Arts_and_Architecture/Art/Literature/Poets/Jayanta_Mohapatra/ Jayanta Mahapatra studied inCuttack & Patama.He taught Physics in the collegeat Cuttack.|website=orissagateway.com |publisher=orissagateway.com |access-date=9 September 2019}}</ref> is an Indian English poet.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sahitya Akademi : Who's Who of Indian Writers|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/SASearchSystem/sauser/writerinfo.jsp?wrids=499|website=Sahitya Akademi|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|access-date=27 October 2015}}</ref> He is the first Indian poet to win a [[Sahitya Akademi]] award for English poetry. He is the author of poems such as [[Indian Summer (poem)|Indian Summer]] and [[Hunger (poem)|Hunger]], which are regarded as classics in modern Indian English literature. He was awarded a [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian honour in India in 2009.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/jayanta-mahapatra-returns-padma-shri-protesting-intolerance/story He  has translated Oriya poems into English. He has also edited a literary magazine ''Chandrabhaha''.-JRTZHWq1fjJClaEzoM3SoO.html |title = Jayanta Mahapatra returns Padma Shri protesting 'intolerance'|date = 23 November 2015}}</ref> He returned the award in 2015 to protest against rising intolerance in India.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Noted poet Jayanta Mahapatra returns Padma Shri - The Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Noted-poet-Jayanta-Mahapatra-returns-Padma-Shri/articleshow/49883386.cms|website = The Times of India|access-date = 2015-11-22}}</ref>