Pitambar Tarai
Tarai standing in front of a yellow wall
Tarai standing in front of a yellow wall
Born1959
Mangarajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, India
OccupationWriter
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
GenrePoetry
SubjectEmotional qualities of the human experience Dalit
Notable awardsOdisha Sahitya Academy Award

Pitambar Tarai (Born in 1959) is an Odisha Sahitya Academy awarded poet from Odisha, India.[1][2] The prominent occupation in his family was commercial fishing. He was born in Mangarajpur village south of Kujang in the Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha. His poetry is mostly concerned with emotional topics of life, like sorrow and happiness. A common theme of his work is the mentioning of the Dalit, the lowest caste of Indian society.

Bibliography

Poetry Collection

  • Boonde Luhara peethire samudra – 1987
  • Adi Parva – 1994
  • Chita-chaitara chitha – 2002
  • Raaga Rudrakshari – 2004
  • Sairata Shatak[3]
  • Deha Dasabisha – 2007
  • Itara – 2007
  • Shudrakara Shloka – 2008
  • Abhajana – 2010
  • Pichhila tarikha o anyanya Kavita
  • Sesha heba jain

Children's Literature

  • Luha Lahaka Patara Banka

Awards

  • Odisha Sahitya Academy Award(For Abhajana)[4]
  • Prajatantra Kavita Samman
  • Chandrabhaga Kavita Samman
  • Basant Muduli Kavita Samman
  • Teer Tarang Kavita Samman
  • Odisha Dalit Sahitya Academy Samman
  • Dadhichi Samman[5]

References

  1. ↑ Joshil K. Abraham; Judith Misrahi-Barak (24 July 2015). Dalit Literatures in India. Taylor & Francis. pp. 194–. ISBN 978-1-317-40879-6.
  2. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi hosts literary meet". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Name, Your. "National library". nationallibrary.gov.in. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Odisha Sahitya Akademi". odishasahityaakademi.org. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Inbrief". The Pioneer. India. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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