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Sitakant Mahapatra

Indian writer from Odisha
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Sitakant Mahapatra
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Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
September 17, 1937
Place of birth
Cuttack district
Country of citizenship
India, British Raj, Dominion of India[7][8][9]
Occupation
translator, literary critic, poet, writer
Employer
Indian Administrative Service[11]
Educated at
University of Allahabad, Ravenshaw University, Utkal University[12][13][14]
Award received
Sahitya Akademi Award, Padma Bhushan, Jnanpith Award, Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award, Sarala Puraskar, Padma Vibhushan in Literature & Education, SAARC Literary Award, Bisuba Award[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Notable work
Sabdar Akash[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Odia, English[25][26]
Different from
Sitakanta Mohapatra[28]
Name in native language
ସୀତାକାନ୍ତ ମହାପାତ୍ର[27]
Native language
Odia[10]
Writing language
Odia[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Mahapatra, Sitakant en Mahāpātra, Sītākānta en Sītākāṃta Mahāpātra en Sitakant Mahapatra hi सीताकांत महापात्र hi सीताकान्त महापात्र
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000383255959
VIAF cluster ID
269014170, 179890550
Library of Congress authority ID
n80161663
GND ID
104203366
Awards & Winners artist ID
04jb7vc
BIBSYS ID
90186469
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
MahapatraSitakant1937-
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120343643
CONOR.SI ID
27378019
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11947218
FAST ID
65429
Freebase ID
/m/04jb7vc
Show all 26 identifiers +14
IdRef ID
069437408
IxTheo authority ID
076959651
Libraries Australia ID
35322235
NLA Trove people ID
911266
NUKAT ID
n01196956
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007605145605171
National Library of Latvia ID
000043108
National Virtual Library of India ID
784k (1.5k–784k, n=4)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069267448
Open Library ID
OL23A
Parsifal cluster ID
679895
SHARE Catalogue author ID
714252
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwxQjKqpWmXCK9RpQjt8C
Yale LUX ID
person/ab7e7096-43f8-455d-8571-1d3131d6cd9a

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🔗 Connections
Award received 6
Padma Bhushan, Jnanpith Award, Sahitya Akademi Award, SAARC Literary Award, Sarala Puraskar, Padma Vibhushan in Literature & Education
Occupation 4
writer, poet, translator, literary critic
Country of citizenship 3
India, British Raj, Dominion of India
Educated at 3
University of Allahabad, Utkal University, Ravenshaw University
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Odia
Employer 1
Indian Administrative Service
Instance of 1
human
Native language 1
Odia
Place of birth 1
Cuttack district
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
Odia
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Summary

Sitakant Mahapatra was born on September 17, 1937[1], in Cuttack district[2]. He has worked as a translator[3], literary critic[4], poet[5], and writer[6].

FAQs

Where was Sitakant Mahapatra born?

Sitakant Mahapatra was born in Cuttack district[2].

What did Sitakant Mahapatra do for work?

Sitakant Mahapatra worked as a translator[3], literary critic[4], poet[5], and writer[6].

Where did Sitakant Mahapatra go to school?

Sitakant Mahapatra was educated at University of Allahabad[12], Ravenshaw University[13], and Utkal University[14].

What awards did Sitakant Mahapatra receive?

Honors received include Sahitya Akademi Award[16], Padma Bhushan[17], Jnanpith Award[18], and Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award[19].

Related Entities

India Ravenshaw University Utkal University

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved . sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . odishasahityaakademi.org. Retrieved . odishasahityaakademi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . theprajatantra.org. Retrieved . theprajatantra.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Educated at → University of Allahabad, Ravenshaw University, Utkal University
    Award received → Sahitya Akademi Award, Padma Bhushan, Jnanpith Award +5
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'as', 'commons', 'en', 'hi', 'id', 'kn', 'ml', 'mr', 'or', 'pa', 'pnb',
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