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Mamata Dash
BornMamata Mohapatra[1]
(1947-10-04) 4 October 1947 (age 76)
Jagatsinghpur, India
LanguageOdia
EducationB.A.
Alma materUtkal University
Notable awardsOdisha Sahitya Academy Award

Mamata Dash (nee Mohapatra ; born 4 October 1947) is an Odia poet, writer and translator. She was awarded the Odisha Sahitya Academy Award for her poetry collection Ekatra Chandrasurya.

Early life

Dash was born on 4 October 1947 at Jagatsinghpur. Her father Ramachandra Mohapatra was a doctor. Her mother was Pankajmala. She had four sisters and three brothers. Her early education came at Jagatsinghpur before she moved to Ravenshaw Girls School, Cuttack. She started writing aged nine.[2]

Works

Poetry collections

Stories

Essays

Novels

English

Translation

Recognition

References

  1. ^ Dutt, K.C.; Sahitya Akademi (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999. Sahitya Akademi. p. 290. ISBN 978-81-260-0873-5.
  2. ^ "Newage Media & Publications Pvt. Ltd". E-paper. 2019-11-24. Archived from the original on 2020-04-26. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  3. ^ Dutt, K.C.; Sahitya Akademi (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999. Sahitya Akademi. p. 290. ISBN 978-81-260-0873-5.
  4. ^ a b c "Mamta Dash". Authorspress. Archived from the original on 2020-04-26. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
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