Rabi Singh Explained

Birth Name:	Rabindranath Singh
Birth Date:	1931 1, df=y
Birth Place:	Sinharapur, Naba Patna, Jagatsinghpur
Death Date:	^[1]
Death Place:	Cuttack
Nationality:	Indian
Known For:	Writer, journalist, politician
Spouse:	Bakul Singh
Children:	3 2 sons(Pinaki Singh),(Chandrajit Singh) (Died-September 19 2022) 1 daughter(Manisha Singh)
Parents:	Ramachandra Singh Sharada Debi
Relatives:	Purnendu Swain (Grandson),Subhasmita Singh (Granddaughter),Suchismita Singh (Granddaughter)
Awards:	Atibadi Jagannath Das award

Rabi Singh (27 January 1931 – 2 February 2020) was an Odia poet, writer.^[2] Author of more than 50 books, he was a journalist and prominent politician as well.

Early life

He was born Rabindranath Singh on 27 January 1931 at Sinharapur village of undivided Cuttack district (now Jagatsinghpur).^[3] His parents were freedom fighters and he was involved in politics from an early age. He had little formal education but he was well versed in Odia, English and Bengali. In 1948 he joined Congress Socialist Party. Subsequently, in 1953 he joined Communist Party Of India. In 1955 he participated in Goa freedom movement. He was jailed during 1975 emergency.

Literary activities

He started writing after 1955. He was known as a Marxist and revolutionary poet.^{[4] [5]} His poems reflected the pain and suffering of the exploited masses. His poem collection was published before his marriage. For this he was awarded Odisha Sahitya Akademi award. He translated many Russian literary works to Odia.

Awards

• Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award - 1968^[6]
• Soviet Land Nehru Award - ^[7]
• Atibadi Jagannath Das Award - 2017

Bibliography

Sources^{[8] [9]}

• Book: Sim, Rabi . Carama patra . Iunaited Buk Haus . 1961 . 30990573 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Sithila balga . 1962 . 31130495 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Samasammayika Odia prema kabita . Dasa Bradarsa . 1962 . 19362710 . or.
• Book: Simha, Rabindranatha . 2 . Lal pagodara preta . Dasa . 1963 . 317982289 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Bhrukuti. Rabindranatha Simha . Sathi mahala . 1963 . 20833193 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Bidirna . Sahitya Sadana . 1964 . 31283736 . or.
• Book: Simha, Rabindranatha . 2 . Apritikara kabita . Lunaited Buk Haus . 1966 . 499115852 . or.
• Book: Simha, Rabindranatha . 2 . Jbalara Pala . Bidyapuri . 1967 . 499604538 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Kshata . Je. Mahapatra . 1968 . 46362851 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Bibidha . Je. Mahapatra . 1968 . 46327579 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Bishabani . Je. Mahapatra . 1969 . 46362819 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Odia sahityara dharshana . 1969 . 606895076 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Pathaprantara kabita . Je. Mahapatra . 1970 . 46362858 . or.
• Book: Sim . Rabi . 2 . Misra . Manmohan . Durgama giri . Je. Mahapatra . 1971 . 46362835 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Jhada . Je. Mahapatra . 1973 . 18868271 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Sarbahara . Je. Mahapatra . 1974 . 18469018 . or.
• Book: Simha, Rabindranatha . 2 . Padatika . Iunaited Buk Haus . 1975 . 499638635 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Banya . Je. Mahapatra . 1977 . 19014066 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Anaryyara caryyapada . Je. Mahapatra . 1977 . 17814363 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Jamanabandi . Grantha Mandira . 1987 . 19457257 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Kebala sangrama . Bidyapuri . 1989 . 22006550 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Bhangahatara kabita . Grantha Mandira . 1991 . 25965278 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Jhadagandhara . Sathimahala . 1991 . 29184456 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Shtalinbadara bhuta bhaya o kamyunishta-kutsa . Rabi Sim . 1992 . 31755107 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Nabamasvarga . Granthamandira . 1994 . 32467889 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Rabi Simnka prema kabita . Akshara . 1997 . 39290750 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Khasaa mukuta . Praci Sahitya Pratishthana . 1998 . 39811080 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Rabi Sim ubaca . Praci Sahitya Pratishthana . 1999 . 45327053 . or, en.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . E jhada se jhada nuhem . Praci Sahitya Pratishthana . 2000 . 47863340 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Phungula pharddha . Akshara . 2000 . 49618650 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Yacchata kabita . Padatika . 2001 . 51163641 . or.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Nirbacita nibandha . Akshara . 2002 . 51751621 . or, en.
• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Purbaparba : krantikari kabyayatra, 1959–1968 . 2011 . 849801392 . or.

Autobiography

• Book: Sim, Rabi . 2 . Nihsanga padatika . Odisa Buk Shtora . 1985 . 14166028 . or.

Notes and References

1. News: ବିଦାୟ ନେଲେ ବିପ୍ଲବୀ କବି ରବି ସିଂ . https://web.archive.org/web/20200203111010/http://sambadepaper.com/epaper/1/71/2020-02-03/1 . dead . 3 February 2020 . 3 February 2020 . ସମ୍ବାଦ ୦୩।୦୨।୨୦୨୦ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ସଂସ୍କରଣ ପୃଷ୍ଠା ୧ . ସମ୍ବାଦ.
2. Book: Nagendra. Indian Literature. 1988. Prabhat Prakashan. 494–.
3. Book: Mohan Lal. Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot. 1992. Sahitya Akademi. 978-81-260-1221-3. 4107–.
4. Web site: The dark scars of oppression. https://archive.today/20150212122957/http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/article186786.ece?service=print. dead. 12 February 2015.
5. Book: Amaresh Datta. Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature. 1988. Sahitya Akademi. 978-81-260-1194-0. 1592–.
6. Web site: ବିପ୍ଲବୀ କବି ରବି ସିଂହଙ୍କ ପରଲୋକ . Prameyanews7 . 2020-02-02 . or . 2020-08-06.
7. Book: P.E.N. All-India Centre, Bombay . The Indian P.E.N. . P.E.N. All-India Centre. . v. 35 . 1969 . 2020-08-06 . 51. On November 21st, 1968, the Sahitya Sansad at Cuttack offered felicitations to Dr . Gopal Chandra Misra, Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mohanty, and Shri Rabi Singh on receiving the Soviet Land Nehru Awards this year for literary and translation .
8. Web site: fullstory . Home . 3 February 2020 . 3 February 2020.
9. Web site: LC Name Authority File.