Artaballabha Mohanty

Artaballabha Mohanty
Born	30 July 1887 (1887-07-30) Cuttack, British India
Died	30 July 1969(1969-00-00) (aged 81–82)
Alma mater	Ravenshaw College, University of Calcutta
Genre	Literature
Notable awards	Padma Shri

Artaballabha Mohanty, was a notable writer ^[1] and literary critique. ^[2]

Personal Life

He was born on 30 July 1887 at Cuttack in a Karan family.

Career

He received Master of Arts in Odia literature and M.A. in Sanskrit. Then he became a professor at Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha. He was the founder of Prachi Samiti (1925-1934), ^[3] a literary institution that played a key role in reshaping Odia literature. ^[4]

Mohanty has also published the only available print record of Madala Panji. ^[5]

Awards and medals

• The British Government appreciated his valuable services as an educationist and scholar and gave him the title of Rai Sahib in 1931 and Rai Bahadur in 1943. ^[6]
• Padma Shri, (1960) by the Government of India ^[7]
• Utkal University decorated him with the title of Doctor of Literature. ^[6]

References

1. "Some Great Odia Personalities". Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
2. "Revival of Car Festival of Lord Jagannath" (PDF).^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
3. Datta, Amaresh (1988). Literature in Odisha. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN   9788126011940.
4. Gopal Ch. Mishra (1984), "Oriya Scholarship Past and Present", Indian Literature, 27 (2), Sahitya Akademi: 70, JSTOR   24159551
5. Sarata Chandra Panigrahi, Daityari Panda (1984), The Cult and Culture of Lord Jagannath, Rashtrabhasha Samavaya Prakashan, p. 134
6. Suniti Kumar Chaterji; ସୁନୀତି କୁମାର ଚାଟର୍ଜୀ; Suniti Kumar Catarji (1966). Artavallabha Mahanti Memorial Lectures: THE PEOPLE, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF ORISSA. ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡେମୀ.
7. "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2009)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs (India). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013. 20 Dr. Artaballav Mohanti PS OR Litt. & Edu.