Brajanath Ratha ବ୍ରଜନାଥ ରଥ
Ratha with awards, 2011
Born	(1936-01-12)12 January 1936 Sunhat, Balasore, Odisha
Died	31 May 2014(2014-05-31) (aged 78) Sunhat, Balasore, Odisha
Occupation	Poet, writer, essayist, social activist
Language	Odia
Nationality	Indian
Genre	Poetry, philosophical, satire
Notable works	Samanya Asamanya, Manara Manachitra
Notable awards	Odisha Sahitya Academy Award (1984) Atibadi Jagannath Das award (2012)
Spouse	Pushpalata Devi
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Brajanath Ratha (12 January 1936 – 31 May 2014) was an Indian poet who wrote in Odia.^[1] Brajanath Ratha is internationally recognised and is the recipient of many prestigious awards like the Odisha Sahitya Academy Award, Vishuba Award, Gokarnika Award, First Shudramuni Sahitya Award and Honoured by South Korea's Ambassador, from Global Cooperation Society International, Seol, Republic of Korea for Contribution in World welfare, Cooperation and Services.^[2]

Ratha was awarded with Tagore Literature Awards in 2010 for Samanya Asamanya,^[3] a poetry collection containing three types of poems: progressive, satirical and philosophical. This unique collection carries the message of hope to mankind. His first poem was written to welcome India's independence in 1947. He has been conferred with the highest honours from the Odisha Sahitya Academy Award for Manara Manachitra (Map of the Mind) to the Silver Jubilee Award for poetry by Prajatantra Prachar Samiti, Cuttack.

Selected works

Poetry

Marugolap (1960)^[4]
Nijaswa Sanlap (1969)
Nishabda Pratibad (1977)
Sabhyatara Munha (1979)
Manara Manachitra (1984)^[5]
He Mahajibana! (1991)
Laghu Sataka (1993)
He Mora Swadesh! (1997)
Gadigadi Gali Ball (2001)
Swanirbachita Kabita (2001)
Samayara Shabdalipi (2007)^[6]
Samanya Asamanya (2007)^[1]
Eka Eka Ekapadi (2009)

Awards and honours

Awards

Vishuba Silver Jubilee Award, 1974; for poetry by Prajatantra Prachar Samiti, Cuttack.
Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award, 1984; for "Manara Manachitra" (poetry)
Kabishekhar Chintamani Award, 1995;
Justice Harihara Mohapatra Smaraka Award, 1996;
Vishuba Award, 1997;
Gokarnika Award, 1999;
Punarnaba Anadi-Ananta Kabita Award, 2002;
First Shudramuni Sahitya Award, 2009; By Sea-Shore Sahitya Academy, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
1st Tagore Literature Awards, 2010; for Samanya Asamanya (poetry collection) by Kendra Sahitya Akademi.^[3]

Honors

Sarala Smaraka Samman, 1983;
Kalahandi Samman, 1993;
Shriparna Samman, 1998; Puri.
Gangadhar Meher Kabita Samman, 1999; From Utkala Sahitya Samaj, Cuttack.
Utkalashri Samman, 2001; From Utkal-Sahitya Kala Parishad, Cuttack.
Jibana Ranga Samman, 2001; Cuttack.
Dasharathi Pattnayak Library Trust Samman, 2002; Udaypur, Nayagarh.
Kunjabana Sahitya Samman, 2002; Dasapalla, Nayagarh.
Sahitya-Bharati Samman, 2003; From Gangadhar Ratha Foundation.
Vishuba Samman, 2003; From Kalinga Sanskrutika Parishada, JKPur, Rayagada.
Vishuba Samman, 2004; From Aadarsha Pathagara, Rourkela.
Sahitya Samman, 2005; From Kharashrota Sanskrutika Parishada, Kandiahat, Kendrapada.
Nandkishore Samal Smruti Samman, 2005; Kusupur, Cuttack.
Janasudha PujyaPuja Samman, 2005; Cuttack.
Kalia Panigrahi Smruti Samman, 2005; From Kalinga Sahitya Samaj, Brahmapur, Ganjam.
Sahityaka Ananta Prasad Panda Shatadhi Samman, 2006; Cuttack.
Baishakhi Samman, 2006; Rourkela.
Bharatchandra Nayak Smruti Sahitya Samman, 2006; From Sambalpur University.
Shishu Sahitya Sansad Samman, 2007; Jaleswar.
Kabi Ramakrushna Sahu Smruti Samman, 2007; Baripada.
Kabi Sacchiroutray Sahitya Samman, 2007; From Bhubaneswar Bookfare.
Pujyapuja Samman, 2007; From Fakirmohan University.
Sagarika Sahitya Samman, 2007;
Kabi Jayashankar Prasad Rashtriya Sahitya Samman, 2007; By Rashtriya Hindi Akademi, Kolkata.
Kabi Chakrabarti Brajanath badajena Samman, 2007; Dhenkanal.
Hirak Jayanti Samman, 2008; By Fakirmohan Sahitya Parishada.
Subarna Jayanti Samman, 2009; From Pragati Utkala Sangha, Rourkela.
Abasara Saraswata Pratibha Samman, 2009; Basudevpur, Bhadrak.
Honoured by South Korea's Ambassador, 2010; From Global Cooperation Society International, Seol, Republic of Korea for Contribution in World welfare, Cooperation and Services.
Chhatragourav Samman, 2010; by Fakir Mohan University.
Dibya Sevanidhi Samman, 2010; by Dibya Jiban Sangha, Balasore.
Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa) (D. Litt.) by Fakirmohan University, Baleswar in the year 2011.
Sahitya Bharati Samman – 2011

References

^ ^a ^b "Poet's way of treasuring the past". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 14 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
^ "Eminent Odisha poet Brajanath Ratha passes away". OdishaSunTimes.com. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Tagore Literature Awards 2010". Afternoon DC. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
^ Amaresh Datta, ed. (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: devraj to jyoti, Volume 2. Vol. 2. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1592. ISBN 9788126011940. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
^ "Orissa Sahitya Academy Awarded Books and Writers" (PDF). orissa.gov.in. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
^ "Samayara shabdalipi". National Library. Retrieved 14 July 2012.