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Gouri Kumar Brahma
Birth Date:20 February 1920
Birth Place:Prataplaxmanpur, Bhanjanagar, Ganjam
Occupation:Educationist, Writer
Language:Odia, Sanskrit
Education:Post Graduate
Genre:Poetry Criticism, Interpretation, Prayers and devotions
Subject:Odia culture
Notableworks:Jagannatha keertanam
Children:Debu Brahma, Dr. Mamata Brahma
Awards:Sarala Samman, Orissa Sahitya Akademi [1]

Gouri Kumar Brahma (20 February 1920 – 29 September 2011) was an academician, literary critic, orator and writer. His works are mainly in Odia and Sanskrit. He was popular for his talks on Jagannath culture and literature of Upendra Bhanja in Odia, English Sanskrit and Hindi.[2] He died at Bhubaneswar.[3]

Early life and family

Gourikumar's father was Chandrasekhar Brahma and Mother was Savitri Devi. His birthplace was at Prataplaxmanpur village of Bhanjanagar.[2] He got his early education in Ganjam district. He got his post graduate degree from Utkal University.While he was a student he studied classical literatures in Odia as well as Sanskrit such as Amarakosha, Kumara Sambhavam, Raghuvaṃśa, Meghadutam, Shishupala Vadha, Kirātārjunīya, Shiddhanta Darpana, Geeta Govinda, Bhagabata, Saptachandi.[2] He was married to Satyabhama, daughter of Poet Godabarish Mohapatra.[4]

Career

He served as a teacher for some time at kazipur and Digapahandi. He worked as a lecturer in Odia. He also served as Odisha Sahitya Akademi, Odisha Sangita nataka Akademi and Odisha Lalitakala Akademi.[5] He served as deputy Director of Department of Culture and Tourism, Government Of Odisha. he also served as chief tourism adviser to Government of Odisha. He retired as a Reader of Odia at Ravenshaw College.[6] Throughout his career he wrote a number of critiques, interpretations on Odia literature such as on works of Upendra Bhanja, Abhimanyu Samanta Sinhara and others. He has been described as a "incomparable orator".[7] He has been given epithets such as Purusha Saraswati, Sahitya Martanda, Kabi Kokila, Utkala Vachaspati.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gouri Kumar Brahma dead - Bhubaneswar News . The Times of India . 2011-09-30 . 2020-04-23. Brahma had received Orissa Sahitya Akademi and Sarala Samman for his contribution to the field of literature..
  2. News: ମହାପାତ୍ର. ଖଗେଶ୍ୱର. ପ୍ରଫେସର ଗୌରୀକୁମାର ବ୍ରହ୍ମା: ଏକ ସସ୍ନେହ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିପାତ. ସମାଜ. 28 September 2018 . or . Prof. Gaurikumar Brahma: A sympathetic view .
  3. Web site: Gauri Kumar Brahma passes away . dailypioneer.com. Pandit Gauri Kumar Brahma passed away at the Vivekanand Hospital here at about 1.30 pm on Thursday. . 14 December 2012.
  4. Book: ଗୌରୀ କୁମାର ବ୍ରହ୍ମା, ବିବେକାନନ ପାଣିଗ୍ରାହୀ. ଗୋଦାବରୀଶ ରଚନାବଳୀ- ପ୍ରଥମ ଖଣ୍ଡ. 2012-04-01. Granthamandir. କଟକ. or. 13.
  5. Book: Dutt, K.C. . Sahitya Akademi . Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M . Sahitya Akademi . 1999 . 978-81-260-0873-5 . 2020-04-23 . 192.
  6. Web site: Eminent Scholar Gouri Brahma passes away . News18 . 2011-09-30 . 2020-04-23.
  7. Web site: Eminent Scholar Gouri Brahma passes away . News18 . 2011-09-30 . 2020-04-23. Governor M C Bhandare described him as an incomparable orator whose command over Oriya literature and language, especially Kavi Samrat Upendra Bhanja’s works, was ..

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