Shakuntala Baliarsingh

Shakuntala Baliarsingh (Odia: ଶକୁନ୍ତଳା ବଳିଆରସିଂହ; born 25 February 1948) is an Indian Odia language writer and translator.

Shakuntala Baliarsingh
Born	(1948-02-25) February 25, 1948 (age 77) Ramapuram, Kottayam, India
Occupation	writer, translator
Alma mater	Utkal University
Notable works	Odia Sahityare Jatiyabadi Chetana
Notable awards	Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award (2009) Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize in 2015
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Life

Baliarsingh in 2017

Baliarsingh was born in 1948 in Ramapuram, Kottayam, India. She studied at Utkal University.^[1]

Baliarsingh has published over 30 books, including Angyata basara itikatha, Swaymsidha, Bipanna Nabika,^[2] and Odia Sahityare Jatiyabadi Chetana, which explores the impact of Indian nationalism and consciousness on Oriya literature.^[3] She also writes articles for newspapers.^[4]

In 2015, Baliarsingh was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize for her Odia translation of Tripurasundari Laxmi's work Kaberi Bhali Jhiatie, which was originally written in Tamil.^[2][5]