Chittaranjan Das (writer)

Chittaranjan Das
Photo of Chittaranjan Das at his 100-year birth anniversary celebration
Born(1923-10-03)October 3, 1923
Bhagalpur, Jagatsinghpur district, Orissa, India
DiedJanuary 16, 2011(2011-01-16) (aged 87)
Bhubaneswar, Orissa
NationalityIndian
Alma materVisva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Occupations
  • Educator
  • translator
  • author
  • social reformer
WorksGabaksha to the world, Orissa and Odia school of life
SpouseUsha Das
Children1 (son)
Awards

Chittaranjan Das, popularly known as Chitta Bhai or Chitbhai (3 October 1923 – 16 January 2011),[1] was an Indian writer, translator, critic, and social reformer from Orissa. A multilingual, he focused his works in Odia language, covering a wide range of topics including education, literature, cultural creativity, social criticism, social work, sociology, and religion.[2][3]

Considered one of the most prolific writers in Odia, with numerous diaries, essays, reviews, autobiographies, memoirs, columns, textbooks, and monographs,[4] Das made many innovations in the fields of translation, essays, criticism and travelogue writing. His columns were published regularly in various newspapers. Knowing as many as 18 languages,[5] Das has taught in Germany, Finland and Israel before returning to India.[6] He was the first to translate the Kural into Odia.[7] Known as "Socrates of Odisha",[8][9] Das died in Bhubaneswar on 16 January 2011.[10]

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  3. ^ "Chittaranjan Das". ISSN: 2249 3433. The Tribal Tribune. n.d. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. ^ Parichha, Bhaskar (19 August 2023). "Chitta Ranjan Das is Often Called 'Socrates of Odisha'". Odisha+. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Chitta Bhai passes away". The Hindu. Bhubaneswar: Kasturi & Sons. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  6. ^ Dutt, Kartik Chandra (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. Vol. 1. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 273. ISBN 81-260-0873-3.
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  9. ^ Parichha, Bhaskar (14 August 2023). "Chittaranjan Das: A Centenary Tribute". Borderless. Borderless Journal. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  10. ^ "A prolific writer, Chittaranjan Das is no more". Odisha360. January 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2023.