Surendra Mohanty born in Orissa

Orissa

Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

 is an award-winning author who writes in Oriya

Oriya language

Oriya , officially Odia from November, 2011, is an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. It is mainly spoken in the Indian states of Orissa and West Bengal...

. He is the recipient of prestigious Orissa Sahitya Academy Award for his novel Nilashaila.

Career

He was the president of Orissa Sahitya Academy from the year 1981 to 1987. He was also the first editor and later chief editor for the newspaper The Sambad. He is a writer of short stories, novels, travelogues, criticism and biographies. He has written about 50 books belonging to different genres. His well known books are Mahanagarira Ratri (The Night of the Metropolis), Maralara Mrutyu (The Death of a Swan), Andha Diganta (The Dark Horizon), and Mahanirvan (The Great Exit). Yadubamsa O Anyaanya Galpa (The Yadubamsa and other stories) and Rajadhani O Anyaanya Galpa (The Capital and other stories), Krushna Chuda (The Peacock Flower) and Ruti O Chandra (The Bread and The Moon) are his famous short stories.

Awards

• Sharala Award, 1980; for Kulabrudha.
• Sahitya Akademi award, 1987; for Patha O Pruthibi.

Selected works

Novel

• Andha Diganta
• Nilashaila
• Kalantara
• Niladri vijaya
• Satadhira Surya
• Neti Neti
• Achalatana
• Dui Seemanta
• Badhu O Priya
• Collegeboy

Short Stories

• Krushnachuda
• Mahanagarira Ratri
• Ruti O Chandra
• Sabuja patra O Dhusara Golapa
• Kabi O Nartaki
• Maralara Mrutyu
• Mahanirvana
• Yadubamsa O Anyaanya Galpa
• Rajadhani O Anyaanya Galpa
• Shesa Kabita