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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.
Sachidananda routray biography in odia
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