Jagadish Mohanty | |
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 Jagadish Mohanty | |
| Born | 17 February 1951 Gorumahisani, Mayurbhanj, Odisha |
| Died | 29 December 2013 (aged 62) Belpahar, Odisha |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable works | Suna Ilisi, Kaniska Kaniska |
| Notable awards | Sarala Award, Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award |
| Spouse | Sarojini Sahoo |
| Children | Anubhav and Sambedana |
Jagadish Mohanty (17 February 1951 – 29 December 2013) was a renowned Odia writer,[1] considered as a trendsetter in modern Odia fiction, has received the prestigious Sarala Award in 2003, Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award in 1990 for his novel Kanishka Kanishka,[2] Dharitri Award in 1985, Jhankar Award, Prajatantra Award. Born in Gorumahisani, an iron-ore mines in northern periphery in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, he spent more than 30 years of his life working in the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited(MCL) in western periphery of Odisha. Though he kept himself away from the cultural capital of Odisha, but still his writings highlighted him in the mainstream of Odia literature and culture.
Indian feminist writer Sarojini Sahoo is his wife and he has two children Anubhav and Sambedana. He died on 29 December 2013.[3][4]
- ^ SHYAMHARI CHAKRA (21 May 2010). "The write word". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ "ORISSA SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARDED BOOKS AND WRITERS" (PDF). Odisha.gov.in. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- ^ "Top Odia writer Jagadish Mohanty run over by train". Odisha Sun Times. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
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