Pitambar Tarai Explained
Pitambar Tarai |
Birth Date: | 1959 |
Birth Place: | Mangarajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, India |
Occupation: | Writer |
Nationality: | Indian |
Genre: | Poetry |
Subject: | Emotional qualities of the human experienceDalit |
Awards: | Odisha Sahitya Academy Award |
Pitambar Tarai (Born in 1959) is an Odisha Sahitya Academy awarded poet from Odisha, India.[1] [2] The prominent occupation in his family was commercial fishing. He was born in Mangarajpur village south of Kujang in the Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha. His poetry is mostly concerned with emotional topics of life, like sorrow and happiness. A common theme of his work is the mentioning of the Dalit, the lowest caste of Indian society.
Bibliography
Poetry Collection
- Boonde Luhara peethire samudra – 1987
- Adi Parva – 1994
- Chita-chaitara chitha – 2002
- Raaga Rudrakshari – 2004
- Sairata Shatak[3]
- Deha Dasabisha – 2007
- Itara – 2007
- Shudrakara Shloka – 2008
- Abhajana – 2010
- Pichhila tarikha o anyanya Kavita
- Sesha heba jain
Children's Literature
Awards
- Odisha Sahitya Academy Award(For Abhajana)[4]
- Prajatantra Kavita Samman
- Chandrabhaga Kavita Samman
- Basant Muduli Kavita Samman
- Teer Tarang Kavita Samman
- Odisha Dalit Sahitya Academy Samman
- Dadhichi Samman[5]
Notes and References
- Book: Joshil K. Abraham. Judith Misrahi-Barak. Dalit Literatures in India. 24 July 2015. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-317-40879-6. 194–.
- Web site: Sahitya Akademi hosts literary meet. The Hindu. 13 March 2017.
- Web site: National library. Your. Name. nationallibrary.gov.in. 13 March 2017.
- Web site: Odisha Sahitya Akademi. odishasahityaakademi.org. 13 March 2017.
- Web site: Inbrief.. The Pioneer. India. 13 March 2017.