Bijay Mishra Explained
Bijay Mishra (Oriya: ବିଜୟ ମିଶ୍ର; 16 July 1936 – 26 April 2020) was a dramatist, lyricist and screenwriter from India. He was also a mainstream script writer in Odia Cinema & TV Industry. He was a recipient of the State Sahitya Academy Award (1968, 1988),[1] Konark Samman (1994) as well as the Kendra Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and the Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award.[2]
Early life
Bijay Mishra was born in 1936 in Niligiri, Balasore, Odisha, India.[3]
Starting as a playwright from the year 1960, his first play "JANANI" was staged in Annapurna Theatre, Cuttack, by a professional theatre group in the year 1960.One of the pioneers of the modern theatre movement in the state. A prolific scriptwriter of Odia Film and Television Industry, he was honored with the Think Foundation CSR Lifetime Achievement Award.[4]
His play Tata Niranjana has been translated in Hindi, Nepali, Kannada and in several other Indian languages. This play has won a national award from All India Radio.
Death
Bijay Mishra died on 26 April 2020.[5]
References
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Notes and References
- News: 'Hope such injustice will not recur' - Akademi honours an Odia playwright after a gap of almost 40 years. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125956/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131219/jsp/odisha/story_17695776.jsp#.V_0HB1R97IU. dead. 4 March 2016. Namita. Panda. 19 December 2013. The Telegraph - India.
- News: Playwright Bijay Mishra receives Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award. 12 March 2014. Odisha Sun Times Bureau. Odisha Sun Times. 11 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012151158/http://odishasuntimes.com/2014/03/12/playwright-bijay-mishra-receives-kendra-sahitya-akademi-award/. 12 October 2016. dead.
- Web site: Dr.Bijay Mishra Biography - Ollywoodmaza - Ollywood News, Reviews, Photos, Wallpaper, Biography. 2016-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20160525010920/http://ollywoodmaza.info/dr-bijay-mishra-bio/. 2016-05-25. dead.
- Web site: Dr. Bijay Mishra, the doyen of Indian drama and eminent playwright of India receiving the Think Foundation CSR Lifetime Achievement Award at Hotel Crown, Bhubaneswar on August 14, 2015.
- https://updateodisha.com/2020/04/26/noted-odia-dramatist-bijay-mishra-passes-away-66996/ Noted Odia dramatist Bijay Mishra passes away
- Web site: Dr.Bijay Mishra Biography - Ollywoodmaza - Ollywood News, Reviews, Photos, Wallpaper, Biography. 2016-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20160525010920/http://ollywoodmaza.info/dr-bijay-mishra-bio/. 2016-05-25. dead.
- Web site: Sahitya Akademi Award presented to Odisha's Bijaya Mishra and Arjun Hembram, Odisha Current News, Odisha Latest Headlines. 2016-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012080223/http://orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=48525. 2016-10-12. dead.