Sachidananda routray biography in odia
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Sachidananda routray biography in odia
Sachidananda Routray
Writer from Odisha, India
Sachidananda Routray (13 May 1916 – 21 August 2004) was an Indian poet, novelist and short-story writer who wrote in Odia. He received Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award of India, in 1986.
He was popularly known as Biplabi Kabi (revolutionary poet) Sachi Routray.[1]
Life
Routray was born in Gurujang, near Khurda on 13 May 1916.[2] He was brought up and educated in Bengal.
He married a Telugu princess from the royal family of Golapalli.[1]
Routray started writing poems from the age of eleven.[1] He was also involved in freedom struggle while in school. Some of his poems were banned by British Raj for revolutionary content.
He died in Cuttack on 21 August 2004.[1]
Works
He started his writing career through " patheya " (1st poetry) in 1932.In 1943, Routray became very famous among Odia readers when he published Baji Rout, a long poem that celebrated the marty