Basanta Kishore Sahoo
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Basanta Kishore Sahoo (born 15 March 1955) is a research scholar and a children's writer who published his Ph.D thesis on the topic of "Oriya Moukhika Shisu Sahitya." He is an Indian children's writer and research scholar who created his own field. He was born on 15 March 1955, at Kusupur
, a famous village in the Mahanga block of Cuttack
District of Orissa State where Palikabi Nanda Kishore Bal, Silpiguru Bimbadhar Barma, Kabi Gyanindra Burma, Reporter Rajendra Burma and Suvendra Burma, Editor Pradmyuna Bal and Sishu Sahityika Nanda Kishore Bal were born. His father's name is Bira Kishore Sahoo and mother's name Malli Dei. Now he is working as a Lecturer in Oriya at Aeronautics College, Sunabeda
of Koraput
District.
He is one of the most famous children's writer of the present time. He wrote 25 books in Oriya, English, Hindi
and Bengali
which are popular among the children of Orissa. Phula Ame Phula is his first children's poem collection which was published in 1992. After that his book Agada Bagada Jhainki Jhumpa was published which gave him name and fame. He wrote both criticism and creative books for children as well as scholars of the state in his mother tongue Oriya. He got his Ph. D. in Oriya Moukhika Shisu Sahitya which is also published in book form and popularize him among the scholar and readers because in this thesis he collected the folk songs of Orissa which are fading from memory.
He is married to Smt. Binapani Sahoo, daughter of Sri Raj Kishore Sahoo who is a Headmaster of M.E. School of Bartanda village of Jajpur District in 12 June 1985. Gitimaya Sahoo his son born in 1987 is working as a software engineer at Infosys and he has a daughter, Bulbul Priyadarshini Sahoo.
After doing his social and educational responsibility he engaged himself to create good moral poems for the betterment of the children of Orissa. He also actively participated in the development the Oriya Children's Literature through the Research Institute for Oriya Children's Literature, (RIOCL) which was established by Dr. Manindra Mohanty, the first scholar of Oriya children's literature and his guide, who said:
He also edited a children's magazine called Bagalabaguli from 1981 to 1985. He is the founder secretary of Banaphula Sahitya Parishad, Sunabeda and Oriya Lekhaka Pathaka Sammelan Semiliguda for the development of Oriya Literature in the Koraput district.
He started his profession career as instructor in Secretarial Practice and Hadidas Mahavidyalay, Chhatia
as well as Aeronautics college Sunabeda. Now he is working as a Lect. In Oriya at Aeronautics College, Sunabeda. He has guided doctoral reaserach and also published many research articles in various research journals of Orissa.
He is a member of many organization in Orissa including the Research Institute of Oriya Children's Literature (RIOCL), AIJLC, Calcutta, Banaphula Sahitya Parishad, Sunabeda, Oriya Lekhaka Pathaka Sammelan, Semiliguda, Oriya Gabesana Parishad, Cuttack, Utkal Sahitya Samaj, Cuttack, Banaprabha Sahitya Parishad, Sunabeda and many more organization of the state of Orissa.
Kusupur
Kusupur is a village in Orissa, India.The village is known for the GajaLaxmi Puja, Dasahara and Dola. Jagannath Temple, Maa Narayani Chandi, Maa Pingulei and Syamasundar are the deities of the village. Most of the people are occupied in business or the service industries; a few live from...
, a famous village in the Mahanga block of Cuttack
Cuttack
Cuttack is the former capital of the state of Orissa, India. It is the headquarters of Cuttack district and is located about 20 km to the north east of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa. The name of the city is an anglicised form of Kataka that literally means The Fort, a reference to the...
District of Orissa State where Palikabi Nanda Kishore Bal, Silpiguru Bimbadhar Barma, Kabi Gyanindra Burma, Reporter Rajendra Burma and Suvendra Burma, Editor Pradmyuna Bal and Sishu Sahityika Nanda Kishore Bal were born. His father's name is Bira Kishore Sahoo and mother's name Malli Dei. Now he is working as a Lecturer in Oriya at Aeronautics College, Sunabeda
Sunabeda
Sunabeda is a township in the state of Orissa, India, ensconced in the lush valleys of the Koraput region. It is also home to Engine Division - Koraput of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited , an aircraft manufacturing company...
of Koraput
Koraput
Koraput is a town and a Notified Area Council in Koraput district in the Indian state of Orissa.-History:The district of Koraput derives its name from its headquarters the present town of Koraput. In ancient times when the Nalas were ruling over this tract, Pushkari near modern Umarkot was the...
District.
He is one of the most famous children's writer of the present time. He wrote 25 books in Oriya, English, Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
and Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
which are popular among the children of Orissa. Phula Ame Phula is his first children's poem collection which was published in 1992. After that his book Agada Bagada Jhainki Jhumpa was published which gave him name and fame. He wrote both criticism and creative books for children as well as scholars of the state in his mother tongue Oriya. He got his Ph. D. in Oriya Moukhika Shisu Sahitya which is also published in book form and popularize him among the scholar and readers because in this thesis he collected the folk songs of Orissa which are fading from memory.
He is married to Smt. Binapani Sahoo, daughter of Sri Raj Kishore Sahoo who is a Headmaster of M.E. School of Bartanda village of Jajpur District in 12 June 1985. Gitimaya Sahoo his son born in 1987 is working as a software engineer at Infosys and he has a daughter, Bulbul Priyadarshini Sahoo.
After doing his social and educational responsibility he engaged himself to create good moral poems for the betterment of the children of Orissa. He also actively participated in the development the Oriya Children's Literature through the Research Institute for Oriya Children's Literature, (RIOCL) which was established by Dr. Manindra Mohanty, the first scholar of Oriya children's literature and his guide, who said:
- "He get the full support from his wife Binapani Sahoo and two children's to do something for the Oriya literature and language."
He also edited a children's magazine called Bagalabaguli from 1981 to 1985. He is the founder secretary of Banaphula Sahitya Parishad, Sunabeda and Oriya Lekhaka Pathaka Sammelan Semiliguda for the development of Oriya Literature in the Koraput district.
He started his profession career as instructor in Secretarial Practice and Hadidas Mahavidyalay, Chhatia
Chhatia
Chhatia is a village in Barisal District in the Barisal Division of southern-central Bangladesh....
as well as Aeronautics college Sunabeda. Now he is working as a Lect. In Oriya at Aeronautics College, Sunabeda. He has guided doctoral reaserach and also published many research articles in various research journals of Orissa.
He is a member of many organization in Orissa including the Research Institute of Oriya Children's Literature (RIOCL), AIJLC, Calcutta, Banaphula Sahitya Parishad, Sunabeda, Oriya Lekhaka Pathaka Sammelan, Semiliguda, Oriya Gabesana Parishad, Cuttack, Utkal Sahitya Samaj, Cuttack, Banaprabha Sahitya Parishad, Sunabeda and many more organization of the state of Orissa.
Selected writing in children's literature
- Phula Ame Phula 1992
- Agada Bagada Jhainki Jhumpa 1997
- Kalia Balada Galare Gala 2000
- Marinele Mohapatra 2000
- Uduuduma 2003
- Gachha Ama Jebana 2003
- Inchidi Minchidi 2003
- Aei Matira Manisha 2004
- Aainsi Mantara Kainsi Mantra 2004
- Gai Dia Pade Gita 2008
- Khara Barasa Gita 2008
- Biluananara Banabhoji 2008
- Hata Deba Bhala Kame 2009
- Basanta Kishore Rachanabali-I 2009
Criticism and Alochana
- Odiya Sishu Sahitya Alochana, 1994
- Odiya Moukhika Sishu Sahitya (Ph.D. Thesis), 1996
- Sampratika Shisu Sahitya O Sahityika, 2000
- Odiya Shisu Sahityara Sahayak Pathyasuchi, 2002
Other publications
- Koraputra Parba Parbani 2005
- Koraputra Lokakatha 2005
- Ama Koraput 2005
Edited books
- Koraput Parikrama (Edited) 1992
- Odishara Lokanatya (Edited) 1993
- Sampratika Shisu Sahitya (Edited) 2000
- Manindra Abhinandan Grantha (Edited) 2004
- Saraswata Sadhaka Dr. Jagannath Mohanty 2007
- Nanda Kishore Rachanabali 2007
English
- Who's Who in Oriya Children's Literature, Vol. I, 1995
- Who's Who in Oriya Children's Literature, Vol. I, 1997
- Drops of Nectar (Children's Poem) 1998
Edited other books and magazines
Dr Sahoo edited a quarterly children's magazine in the year 1981 which was published since 1984 regularly from Kusupur, Dt. Cuttack. He also edited 8 volumes of Banaphula which consists of stories and poems the yearly magazine of Banaphula Sahitya Parishad Sunabeda. He came to Sunabeda in the year 1984. When he came to Sunabeda there is literary activities in the township. He framed a Literary Organization namely Banaphula Sahitya Parishad with other person. After that Odia Lekhaka Pathaka Samelen was also established with the help Social worker and Bhudan Karmi Krushna Singh.- Bagala Baguli (20 issues) 1981-1985
- Banaphula –I to 8 (8 volumes) 1986-96
- Koraput Parikrama (Poems) 1994
- Panchapakhuda (Collection of children's Poems) 1992
- Deshatmabodhaka Kabita Samkalan 1992
- Bhagirathi Smaranika 2004
- Swarnakhetra-2006 2006
- Swarnakhetra-2007 2007
- Swarnakhetra-2008 2008
- Swarnakhetra-2009(Khetra Bisesanka) 2009
- Swarnakhetra-2010(Bhakta Bisesanka) 2010
- Swarnakhetra-2011(Besha Bisesanka) 2011
- Smaranika Swatantra Utkal Bisesanka 2003
- Smaranika rushna Chandra Gajapati Bisesanka) 2007
- Smaranika Utkal Gouraba Bisesanka 2008
- Smaranika Fakirmohan Bisesanka 2009
- Smaranika Gopabandhu Bisesanka 2010
- Smaranika Gangadhar Bisesanka 2011
- Aeronautica-VII Aeronautics College Magazine 1987-88
- Aeronautica-XI Aeronautics College Magazine 1991-92
- Aeronautica-XVII Aeronautics College Magazine 1997-98
- Aeronautica-XIX Aeronautics College Magazine 1999-2000
- Aeronautica-XXI Aeronautics College Magazine 2002-03
- Aeronautica-XIV Aeronautics College Magazine 2004-05
- Aeronautica-XV Aeronautics College Magazine 2005-06
- Aeronautica-XVI Aeronautics College Magazine 2006-07
- Aeronautica-XVII & XVIII Aeronautics College Magazine 2008-09