Madhusudan Rao (19 January 1853 – 28 December 1912) was an Odia poet and writer from India. He was known as Bhaktakabi. His most well known work is the Chhabila Madhu Barnabodha. He was also a prominent acharya of the Brahmo Samaj.
Bhaktakabi Madhusudan Rao | |
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| Born | 19 January 1853 Puri, Odisha, India |
| Died | 28 December 1912 (aged 59) |
| Occupation | Poet, Essayist |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Notable works | Prabandhamala, Barnabodha |
Life edit
He was born on 19 January 1853 in the district of Puri. He was a prominent Odia poet and essayist widely considered as the Father Of Modern Odia Poetry, by adding foreign (western) lyrical elements and experimentation. He died on 28 December 1912.[1]
Works edit
He is known as Bhaktakavi of Odia and is considered the father of modern (using western lyrical forms) Odia poetry.[citation needed]
- In collaboration with Radhanath Ray, he published two volumes, one each in 1873 and 1874, of collections of poems entitled Kavitabali.
- His other poetry collections, which also consist of compositions used as lyrics for songs, comprise:
- Chhandamala (Vol. 1, 188; Vol. 2, 1895),
- Sangitamala (1894),
- Basanta Gatha (1910),
- Kusumanjali (1903) and
- Utkalgatha (1908).
- Prabandhamala, published in 1880, is a collection of essays in Odia.[2][3]
- Apart from writing essays, he translated a few works from Sanskrit and English into Odia. They were published in Utkal Darpan, a literary journal.
- He wrote two short stories.
- He translated the Uttararamacarita of Bhavabhuti into Odia.
- He also contributed to children's literature.[2]
- Rao, Madhusudan (1898). Chandamala (in Odia). The Arunodya Press. OCLC 499869715.
- Rao, Madhusudan (1901). Mahadebi Bhiktoria (in Odia). The Utkal Sahitya Press. OCLC 499865497.
- Rao, Madhusudan (1983). Madhusudana granthabali (in Odia). Grantha Mandira. OCLC 499128674.
- Rao, Madhusudan (1912). Ucca siksaka suhrda (in Odia). OCLC 1046989696.
- Rao, Madhusudan (1922). Karnna badha (in Odia). The Brajendra Press. OCLC 499865888.
- Rao, Madhusudan (1983). Basanta Gatha (in Odia). Phrends Pablisars. OCLC 499610376.
- Rao, Madhusudan (1944). Barnabodha (in Odia). The I.S.S.D. Press. OCLC 499519106.
- Rao, Madhusudan; Kabi, Asita (1972). Kusumañjali : alocana saha (in Odia). Niushtudentas Shtora. OCLC 6304045.
References edit
- ^ Binod Sankar Das (1986). Glimpses of Orissa. Punthi Pustak. p. 138. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ a b Mohan Lal (2007). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Navaratri-Sarvasena. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. pp. 3585–3586. ISBN 81-260-1003-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link) - ^ Swarupa Gupta (30 October 2017). Cultural Constellations, Place-Making and Ethnicity in Eastern India, c. 1850-1927. Boston: BRILL. p. 80. ISBN 978-90-04-34976-6. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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