परिचय
Jayanta Mahapatra was an Indian poet. He is the first Indian poet to win a Sahitya Akademi award for English poetry. He was the author of poems such as "Indian Summer" and "Hunger", which are regarded as classics in modern Indian English literature. He was awarded a Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour in India in 2009, but he returned the award in 2015 to protest against rising intolerance in India.
निजी जानकारी
- Also known as
- Mahapatra, Jayanta
- जन्म
- October 22, 1928
- जन्मस्थान
- Cuttack
- राष्ट्रीयता
- Indian
- Education
- International Writing Program, Ravenshaw University, Patna University
पुरस्कार
- Sahitya Akademi Award in English
- Sarala Samman
- Padma Shri in literature and education
- SAARC Literary Award
- Bisuba Award
- Fellow of the Sahitya Akademi
