Chandrasekhar Rath
Chandrasekhar Rath | |
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Born | Odisha |
Died | (2018-02-09)9 February 2018 (89) |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | University of Lucknow |
Occupation | Literature |
Awards | Padma Shri |
Chandrasekhar Rath was an Indian Odia litterateur. In 2018, he was nominated for Padma Shri but could not receive it due to death.[1]
Early life and education
Rath was from Malpada village in Balangir district. He did his graduation from Rajendra college. He did Post-graduation in English from Canning College, University of Lucknow.[2]
Career
Rath joined the Odisha Education Service in 1952 as lecturer in English and also served as Secretary of Test Book Bureau before retiring as Deputy Director Public Instruction (DPI) in 1987. He has written 14 short story collections, 15 essay books, devotional essays and three novels.[3]
Novels
- Yantrarudha (The Instrumented) in 1967[4]
- Asurya Upanivesh (The Sunless Colony) in 1974[4]
- Nav Jatak (Regenesis) in 1981.[4]
Awards
- Padma Shri[5]
- Sahitya Akademi Award in 1997[5]
- Hutch Crossword Book Award[5]
- Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award[5]
- Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award[5]
- Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman[5]
Death
Rath died on 9 February 2018 at the age of 89. He was survived by his wife, three daughters and a son.[6]
References
- ^ "Padma Shree nominee and eminent Odisha litterateur Chandrasekhar Rath dies at 89". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Padma Shree nominee and eminent Odisha litterateur Chandrasekhar Rath dies at 89". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Chandrasekhar Rath passes away at 89". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Chandrasekhar Rath passes away at 89". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Chandrasekhar Rath, doyen of Odia literature, passes away". The Indian Express. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ Quint, The (9 February 2018). "Padma Shri Nominee, Odisha's Chandrashekhar Rath Passes Away". TheQuint. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
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- Kanhu Charan Mohanty (1958)
- Godabarish Misra (1961)
- Sachidananda Routray (1962)
- Nilakantha Das (1964)
- Baikunthanath Patnaik (1965)
- Godabarish Mohapatra (1966)
- Suryanarayan Das (1967)
- Surendra Mohanty (1969)
- Binod Chandra Nayak (1970)
- Manoranjan Das (1971)
- Manoj Das (1972)
- Guru Prasad Mohanty (1973)
- Sitakanta Mohapatra (1974)
- Radha Mohan Gadanayak (1975)
- Kishori Charan Das (1976)
- Kalicharan Patnaik (1977)
- Ramakanta Rath (1978)
- Kunjabihari Das (1979)
- Ananta Patnaik (1980)
- Akhilmohan Patnaik (1981)
- Gopal Chhotray (1982)
- Harekrushna Mahatab (1983)
- Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo (1984)
- Rajendra Kishore Panda (1985)
- Soubhagya Kumar Misra (1986)
- Nityananda Mohapatra (1987)
- Sourindra Barik (1988)
- Bhanuji Rao (1989)
- Beenapani Mohanty (1990)
- Jagannath Prasad Das (1991)
- Rabi Pattnayak (1992)
- Santanu Kumar Acharya (1993)
- Guru Charan Patnaik (1994)
- Govind Chandra Udgata (1995)
- Satyanarayana Rajguru (1996)
- Chandrasekhar Rath (1997)
- Chittaranjan Das (1998)
- Haraprasad Das (1999)
- Pratibha Ray (2000)
- Pratibha Satpathy (2001)
- Sarat Kumar Mohanty (2002)
- Jatindra Mohan Mohanty (2003)
- Prafulla Kumar Mohanty (2004)
- Ramachandra Behera (2005)
- Bansidhar Sarangi (2006)
- Deepak Mishra (2007)
- Pramod Kumar Mohanty (2008)
- Phani Mohanty (2009)
- Pathani Pattnaik (2010)
- Kalpanakumari Devi (2011)
- Gourahari Das (2012)
- Bijay Mishra (2013)
- Gopal Rath (2014)
- Bibhuti Patnaik (2015)
- Paramita Satpathy (2016)
- Gayatri Saraf (2017)
- Dasarathi Das (2018)
- Tarun Kanti Mishra (2019)
- Yashodhara Mishra (2020)
- Hrushikesh Mallick (2021)
- Gayatribala Panda (2022)
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