Manoj Das Famous Odia litterateur Manoj Das was born on Febru | UTKARSH in ENGLISH

Manoj Das
Famous Odia litterateur Manoj Das was born on February 27, 1934 in Odisha.
Manoj Das did important literary works in both Odia and English languages.
Manoj Das started writing at a young age.
His first book was published in the year 1949 when he was studying in high school, after which he also published a literary magazine and a collection of short stories.
A prolific bilingual writer, Manoj Das was known for his dramatic taste as well as excellent satire.
Das addressed various social and psychological problems in his works; Such as displacement, natural calamities (floods, earthquakes and tsunami etc.), human belief in supernatural things, duplicity of politicians and psychological disorders etc.
Das was also awarded 'Saraswati Samman' for literary service.
Manoj Das was awarded Padma Shri in the year 2001 and Padma Bhushan in the year 2020 for his contribution in the field of literature and education.
He was also awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award Fellowship.
On April 28, 2021, Manoj Das, an eminent educationist from Odisha and well-known bilingual writer, has passed away at the age of 87.
Recently the Odisha government announced that the state government will confer 'Manoj Das International Literary Award' in the memory of eminent litterateur Manoj Das.