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Jagannath Prasad Das | |
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![]() Jagannath Prasad Das | |
Born | Puri, Orissa Province, British India | 26 April 1936
Pen name | J.P., J.P.Das |
Language | Odia, English |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Utkal University (1953–55), Allahabad University (1955–57) |
Period | 1960s |
Genre | Poetry, short Stories, plays, novels, essays, art history, translation |
Notable works | English: Puri Paintings, Odia: Prathama Purusha, Parikrama, Desha Kala Patra, Suryasta Purbaru |
Jagannath Prasad Das (born 26 April 1936) is an Indian writer, poet, painter, playwright and novelist who writes in Odia.
Starting his career with a brief teaching assignment as assistant professor in the University of Allahabad, he joined the Indian Administrative Service and had held positions in the Government of Odisha and the Central Government. He has chosen to settle down in Delhi after taking premature retirement from Government service and is involved in the cultural and social life of the city where he lives.[ citation needed ]
Besides translating some of his own work in Odia into English, he has also translated other works in different languages into both Odia and English. He has translated Odia Women Poets’ Work into English (with Arlene Zide), Catherine Clement’s poems from French into English (with the poet), Gulzar’s poems from Urdu into English, Swedish poet Werner Aspenstrom’s poems into Odia, a medieval Odia text Lakshmipurana into English and the poetry of Odia Dalit poet Basudev Sunani into English.[ citation needed ]
He edited the first ever anthology of Odia Short Stories in English translation.[ citation needed ] He has edited an anthology of poetry from different Indian languages (with K.Satchidanandan), and a volume of essays, Films for Children.[ citation needed ]
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Das has been awarded the following Fellowships for research and creative writing:
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