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Radha Mohan Gadanayak
Radha Mohan Gadanayak
Born	25 August 1911; Kalandapal, Angul, Odisha, India
Died	21 February 2000; Angul
Resting place	Swargadwar Puri
Occupation(s)	Writer; Poet
Known for	Odia ballads
Parent(s)	Mahadeva Gadnayak; Golakamani Devi
Awards	Padma Shri; Sahitya Akademi Award

Radha Mohan Gadanayak-ରାଧାମୋହନ ଗଡ଼ନାୟକ(Odia) (1911–2000) was an Indian poet of Odia literature, known for his ballads and poetic creations.^[1] The poet, considered by many as one of the major Odia poets of this century,^[2] was a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, which he received, in 1975, for his poem anthology, Surya O Andhakar.^[3] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri in 1990.^[4]

Biography

Gadanayak was born in August 1911 in Kalandapal, a small village in the periphery of Angul town in the Indian state of Odisha, to Mahadeva Gadnayak and Golakamani Devi.^[1] He was involved with the Indian freedom struggle from an early age and became associated with the Satyagraha movement of Mahatma Gandhi at the age of 23.^[1] As a poet, he was more inclined to the genre of ballads and composed many ballads on various subjects and people such as Kalidasa and Mohandas Gandhi. His anthology, Surjya O Andhakara won him the Sahitya Akademi Award for Odia literature in 1975.^[3] He also translated Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam into Odia language.^[5] Gopabandhu racanābaḷī, Gaḍanāẏaka granthābaḷī, Kāḷidāsa, Gāndhī gāthā, Kāḷindīcaraṇa parikramā, Hīrākhaṇḍara gāthā, Gopabaṅdhu racanābaḷī, Abācīra tārā and Paśupakshīra kābya are some of his other notable works.^[6]

Gadanayak died on 21 February 2000, at the age of 88,^[1] a decade after he was included by the Government of India in the 1990 Republic Day honours list for the civilian award of the Padma Shri.^[4] His poetry has been subjected to critical review and Gaḍanāẏaka abhinandana grantha, Kābyanāẏaka Gaḍanāẏaka, Rādhāmohana sṛshṭi samīkshā, Kabi Rādhāmohana Gaḍanāẏaka : kr̥ti o kr̥titva and Gaḍanāẏaka parikramā are some of the published studies.^[6] Seashore Sahitya Academy, a Bhubaneshwar based literary forum has set up a library, Radhamohan Gadanayak National Library, in his honour.^[7] His birth centenary was celebrated by Gadanayak Centenary Committee and other organizations.^[8]^[9] The Committee, in association with Sarala Sahitya Sansad, has instituted an annual literary award, Kavi Radhamohan Gadanayak Centenary Award, in honour of the Odia balladeer.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "RADHA MOHANA GADNAYAK". Orissa Diary. 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^ "Poetry". Government of Odisha official portal. 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Sahitya Akademi Award". Sahitya Akademi. 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^ "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam". Odia Book Bazar. 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Gadanayak, Radha Mohan 1911-2000". Worldcat identities. 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^ "Preparatory meet on Radhamohan Gadanayak fete". The Hindu. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b "TOI Report". Times of India. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^ "99th Birth anniversary of Padma shree Late Radha Mohan Gadanayak". Orissa Diary. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2015.