Manoranjan Das | |
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| Born | Babu (1923-07-23)23 July 1923 |
| Died | 17 February 2013(2013-02-17) (aged 89)[1] Cuttack district, Odisha, India |
| Occupation | playwright |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Literary movement | modernism,experimentalism |
| Notable awards | Padma Shri, Sahitya Academy |
| Spouse | Kusum Kumari Das |
| Children | Punyasloka, Sabita, Sujata, Sikata |
Manoranjan Das (23 July 1923 – 17 February 2013)[2] was an influentialIndiandramatist, and pioneer ofmodernism inOdia Literature. He was known for hisexperimentalism and deep socio-political awareness, who became most known in the 1960s with his experimental theatre.[3][4]
Amongst his most known work are,Kathagodha (The Wooden Horse) andAranya Fasal (The Wild Harvest), which won him theSahitya Akademi Award (1971). In a career spanning over four decades, his plays includeJanmamati (Land of Birth) written in 1943 and his latestNandika Kesari which appeared in 1985.[5][6]
Born in 1923 in a village (named "Patana,42-Mouza, Cuttack sadar") nearCuttack, he did his schooling in Kujang nearParadip, completing his intermediate in 1942. Thereafter he joinedRavenshaw College in Cuttack.[3]
He joinedAll India Radio where he rose to the level of Producer Emeritus. During his literary career, he has written 14 other plays, includingAranya Fasal (The Wild Harvest), which won him theSahitya Akademi Award givenSahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters in 1971,[7] and thePadma Shri byGovernment of India in 2004.[8]
His other plays areJauban (Youth),August Na (The Ninth August 1947),Baxi Jagabandhu (The Sacrifice of Jagabandhu),Agami (The Oncoming), Abarodha (The Seize),Kathagodha (The Wooden Horse), andSabdalipi (The Word-script).
Manoranjan Das was born on July 23, 1923.
