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Sitakant Mahapatra

Sitakant Mahapatra (born 17 September 1937) is an Indian poet and literary critic in Odia as well as English. He served in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from 1961 until he retired in 1995, and has held ''ex officio'' posts such as the Chairman of National Book Trust, New Delhi since then.

He has published over 15 poetry collection, 5 essay collections, a travelogue, over 30 contemplative works, apart from numerous translations. His poetry collection has been published in several Indian languages. His notable works are, ''Sabdar Akash'' (1971) (The Sky of Words), ''Samudra'' (1977) and ''Anek Sharat'' (1981).

He was awarded the 1974 Sahitya Akademi Award in Odia for his poetry collection, ''Sabdara Akasha'' (The Sky of Words). He was awarded the Jnanpith Award in 1993 "for outstanding contribution to Indian literature" and in its citation the Bharatiya Jnanpith noted, "Deeply steeped in western literature his pen has the rare rapturous fragrance of native soil"; he was also awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2002 and Padma Vibhushan in 2011 for literature apart from winning the Soviet Land Nehru Award, Kabeer Samman and several other prestigious awards. Provided by Wikipedia

Sitakant Mahapatra

New horizons of human progress by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Let your journey be long by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

The tangled web : tribal life and culture of Orissa by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Ethnicity and the state : Raghunath Murmu and emergence of Jharkhand by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Many autumns : a poet's journey through Eastern Europe by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Beyond the word : the multiple gestures of tradition by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Sitakant Mahapatra : a reader by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

The curve of meaning : studies in Oriya literature by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Rotations of unending time : selected poems of Sitakant Mahapatra by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Selected poems by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

My first 35 years by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

The awakened wind : the oral poetry of the Indian tribes by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Barefoot into reality by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Patterns of tribal housing by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

My days at Harvard by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Guestures of intimacy by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Bākheṇ : ritual invocation songs of a primitive community by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Men, patterns of dust by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

The wooden sword by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

The sky of words and other poems by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Sitakant Mahapatra

New horizons of human progress by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Let your journey be long by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

The tangled web : tribal life and culture of Orissa by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Ethnicity and the state : Raghunath Murmu and emergence of Jharkhand by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Many autumns : a poet's journey through Eastern Europe by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Beyond the word : the multiple gestures of tradition by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Sitakant Mahapatra : a reader by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

The curve of meaning : studies in Oriya literature by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Rotations of unending time : selected poems of Sitakant Mahapatra by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Selected poems by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

My first 35 years by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

The awakened wind : the oral poetry of the Indian tribes by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Barefoot into reality by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Patterns of tribal housing by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

My days at Harvard by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Guestures of intimacy by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Bākheṇ : ritual invocation songs of a primitive community by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

Men, patterns of dust by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

The wooden sword by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

The sky of words and other poems by Mahapatra, Sitakant, 1937-

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