Rabindra Prasad Panda | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ରବୀନ୍ଦ୍ର ପ୍ରସାଦ ପଣ୍ଡା |
| Born | 21 November 1937 Chhatrapada, Bhadrak, Odisha |
| Died | 15 April 2026 (aged 88) Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Odia |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable work | Madhyabitta Atmabichara |
| Notable awards | Odisha Sahitya Academi Award, 2007 |
Rabindra Prasad Panda (21 November 1937 – 15 April 2026) was an Odia-language writer from Odisha, India.। In 2007, he got the Odisha Sahitya Academi Award for this book Madhyabitta Atmabichara.[1]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Panda was born on 21 November 1937 at Chhatrapada in Bhadrak district of Odisha. He completed his high school education from Chandbali Ghulam Muhammad School and then studied from Bhadrak High School, later in Ravenshaw College and completed his higher education from Lucknow and joined the civil service as an OES officer. He retired in 1995. During his student days, he edited the magazine Jagran and the front page of the Students' Union, Aagami, and later the quarterly magazine Kabita.[2][3]
Controversies[edit | edit source]
He was arrested on March 14, 2008, in Kolkata for alleged inappropriate content and a picture published on the cover page of the book Hazrat Muhammad.[4] Police booked him under section 295-A (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of IPC following an FIR filed on basis of allegations by an organisation of Cuttack Dewan Baazar on March 11, 2008.[5][6]
After his bail was rejected by Cuttack SDJM, he was sent to Choudwar jail. Later, he was granted bail and he moved the high court filing a petition against the case. Meanwhile, the publisher Bidyapuri withdrew the controversial book from the market. The Odisha High Court has turned down the criminal case filed against Panda over this book adopting the petition filed by Panda in the high court, a bench of Justice BR Sarangi quashed the case that was in the Cuttack SDJM court.[7]
Death[edit | edit source]
He died on 15 April 2026 at 88.
Published books[edit | edit source]
- Madhyabitta Atmabichara
- Choudwara Jailre Pancharati
- Bata Hudi Bata Khoji
- Aristotle
- Darwin
- Hazrat Muhammad[8][9][10]
- Niyati Sahita Abhisara
- Plato
- Udara Mudara Tara
- Samayara Chhai (poem)
- Antarjali Iswara o Kabira Antyesti[11]
Translated books[edit | edit source]
- Yogesh Chandra Ray Bidyanidhi, Ja Manepade
- Rabindranathanka Gora[12]
- Rabindranathanka Galpaguchha
Awards[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Odisha Sahitya Akademi Awards". Odisha Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ↑ ମହାରଣା, ସୁରେନ୍ଦ୍ର କୁମାର (2015). ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସାହିତ୍ୟର ଇତିହାସ. କଟକ: ଓଡ଼ିଶା ବୁକ୍ ଷ୍ଟୋର. pp. ୫୨୧, ୫୯୭, ୮୮୩. ISBN 81-7400-331-2.
- ↑ ମହାନ୍ତି, ନଗେନ୍ଦ୍ର ନାଥ (2012). ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଚରିତ କୋଷ, ୧ମ ଭାଗ. ନୂଆଦିଲ୍ଲୀ: ପ୍ରତିମା ନାଥ ଟ୍ରଷ୍ଟ. pp. ୧୪୦୨.
- ↑ "Jail stay stretches". The Telegraph (India). Cuttack. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Staff (2008-03-15). "Author arrested for portraying Prophet Mohammed in book". oneindia.com. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
- ↑ "Court relief for author". The Telegraph (India). Cuttack. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Hazrat Muhammad book controversy: Odisha author gets justice after nine yrs". Sambad English. 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
- ↑ "Book trouble". Telegraph India. 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ "Court relief for author". Telegraph India. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ https://www.oneindia.com/2008/03/14/author-arrested-for-portraying-prophet-mohammed-in-book-1205521308.html
- ↑ "ଆର୍କାଇଭ୍ କପି". Archived from the original on 2024-12-22. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ↑ https://opac.cuo.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=18940&query_desc=su%3A%22Odia%20novel%22
- ↑ "ODISHA SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARDED BOOKS AND WRITERS" (PDF). ODISHA REFERENCE ANNUAL - 2011. Retrieved 2026-04-20.