Manoranjan Das
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Manoranjan Das (23 July 1923 – 17 February 2013) [2] was an influential Indian dramatist, and pioneer of modernism in Odia Literature. He was known for his experimentalism and deep socio-political awareness, who became most known in the 1960s with his experimental theatre.[3][4]
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Born | Babu (1923-07-23)23 July 1923 Cuttack district, 42 mauza, patana, Odisha, India |
Died | 17 February 2013(2013-02-17) (aged 89)[1] Cuttack district, Odisha, India |
Occupation | playwright |
Nationality | Indian |
Literary movement | modernism, experimentalism |
Notable awards | Padma Shri, Sahitya Academy |
Spouse | Kusum Kumari Das |
Children | Punyasloka, Sabita, Sujata, Sikata |
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Amongst his most known work are, Kathagodha (The Wooden Horse) and Aranya Fasal (The Wild Harvest), which won him the Sahitya Akademi Award (1971). In a career spanning over four decades, his plays include Janmamati (Land of Birth) written in 1943 and his latest Nandika Kesari which appeared in 1985.[5][6]