Madhusudan Rao Explained
| Honorific Prefix: | Bhaktakabi |
| Madhusudan Rao |
| Birth Date: | 19 January 1853 |
| Birth Place: | Puri, Odisha, India |
| Occupation: | Poet, Essayist |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Notableworks: | Prabandhamala, Barnabodha |
Madhusudan Rao (19 January 1853 – 28 December 1912) was an Odia poet and writer from India. He was known as Bhaktakabi. His most well known work is the Chhabila Madhu Barnabodha. He was also a prominent acharya of the Brahmo Samaj.
Life
He was born on 19 January 1853 in the district of Puri. He was a prominent Odia poet and essayist widely considered as the Father Of Modern Odia Poetry, by adding foreign (western) lyrical elements and experimentation. He died on 28 December 1912.[1]
Works
He is known as Bhaktakavi of Odia and is considered the father of modern (using western lyrical forms) Odia poetry.
- In collaboration with Radhanath Ray, he published two volumes, one each in 1873 and 1874, of collections of poems entitled Kavitabali.
- His other poetry collections, which also consist of compositions used as lyrics for songs, comprise:
- Chhandamala (Vol. 1, 188; Vol. 2, 1895),
- Sangitamala (1894),
- Basanta Gatha (1910),
- Kusumanjali (1903) and
- Utkalgatha (1908).
- Prabandhamala, published in 1880, is a collection of essays in Odia.[2] [3]
- Apart from writing essays, he translated a few works from Sanskrit and English into Odia. They were published in Utkal Darpan, a literary journal.
- He wrote two short stories.
- He translated the Uttararamacarita of Bhavabhuti into Odia.
- He also contributed to children's literature.[2]
- Book: Rao, Madhusudan . Chandamala . The Arunodya Press . 1898 . 499869715 . or.
- Book: Rao, Madhusudan . Mahadebi Bhiktoria . The Utkal Sahitya Press . 1901 . 499865497 . or.
- Book: Rao, Madhusudan . Madhusudana granthabali . Grantha Mandira . 1983 . 499128674 . or.
- Book: Rao, Madhusudan . Ucca siksaka suhrda . 1912 . 1046989696 . or.
- Book: Rao, Madhusudan . Karnna badha . The Brajendra Press . 1922 . 499865888 . or.
- Book: Rao, Madhusudan . Basanta Gatha . Phrends Pablisars . 1983 . 499610376 . or.
- Book: Rao, Madhusudan . Barnabodha . The I.S.S.D. Press . 1944 . 499519106 . or.
- Book: Rao, Madhusudan . Kabi . Asita . Kusumañjali : alocana saha . Niushtudentas Shtora . 1972 . 6304045 . or.
Notes and References
- Book: Binod Sankar Das. Glimpses of Orissa. 5 March 2018. 1986. Punthi Pustak. 138.
- Book: Mohan Lal. Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Navaratri-Sarvasena. 2007. Sahitya Akademi. New Delhi. ((81-260-1003-1)). 3585–3586.
- Book: Swarupa Gupta. Cultural Constellations, Place-Making and Ethnicity in Eastern India, c. 1850-1927. 5 March 2018. 30 October 2017. BRILL. Boston. 978-90-04-34976-6. 80.
