Brajanath Ratha born on January 12, 1936, at Sunhat in Baleswar is an India

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n award-winning author who writes in Oriya

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. Brajanath Ratha is internationally recognized and is the recipient of many prestigious awards like the Orissa Sahitya Academy Award, Vishuba Award, Gokarnika Award, First Shudramuni Sahitya Award and Honoured by South Korea's Ambassador, from Global Cooperation Society International, Seol, Republic of Korea for Contribution in World welfare, Cooperation and Services.

Brajnath Ratha awarded Tagore Literature Awards in 2010 for Samanya Asamanya, a poetry collection containing three types of poems progressive, satirical and philosophical. The poems are bereft of artificiality and invoke a myriad of emotions. This unique collection carries the message of hope to mankind. His first poem was written to welcome India’s independence in 1947. His poetry is artistic yet simple and his melodious phrases and words touch the heart. Brajanath Rath has been conferred with the highest honours from the Orissa Sahitya Academy Award for Manara Manachitra (Map of the Mind) to the Silver Jubilee Award for poetry by Prajatantra Prachar Samiti, Cuttack.

Awards

• Vishuba Silver jubilee Award, 1974; for poetry by Prajatantra Prachar Samiti, Cuttack.
• Orissa Sahitya Academy Award, 1984; for "Manara Manachitra"(poetry)
• Kabishekhar Chintamani Award, 1995;
• Justice Harihara Mohapatra Smaraka Award, 1996;
• Vishuba Award, 1997;
• Gokarnika Award, 1999;
• Punarnaba Anadi-Ananta Kabita Award, 2002;
• First Shudramuni Sahitya Award, 2009; By Sea-Shore Sahitya Academy, Bhubaneswar
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  Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
  
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• 1st Tagore Literature Awards, 2010; for Samanya Asamanya (poetry collection) by Kendra Sahitya Akademi.

Honors

• Sarala Smaraka Samman, 1983;
• Kalahandi Samman, 1993;
• Shriparna Samman, 1998; Puri.
• Gangadhar Meher Kabita Samman, 1999; From Utkala Sahitya Samaj, Cuttack.
• Utkalashri Samman, 2001; From Utkal-Sahitya Kala Parishad, Cuttack.
• Jibana Ranga Samman, 2001; Cuttack.
• Dasharathi Pattnayak Library Trust Samman, 2002; Udaypur, Nayagarh
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• Kunjabana Sahitya Samman, 2002; Dasapalla, Nayagarh.
• Sahitya-Bharati Samman, 2003; From Gangadhar Ratha Foundation.
• Vishuba Samman, 2003; From Kalinga Sanskrutika Parishada, JKPur, Rayagada
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• Vishuba Samman, 2004; From Aadarsha Pathagara, Rourkela.
• Sahitya Samman, 2005; From Kharashrota Sanskrutika Parishada, Kandiahat, Kendrapada.
• Nandkishore Samal Smruti Samman, 2005; Kusupur, Cuttack.
• Janasudha PujyaPuja Samman, 2005; Cuttack.
• Kalia Panigrahi Smruti Samman, 2005; From Kalinga Sahitya Samaj, Brahmapur, Ganjam
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• Sahityaka Ananta Prasad Panda Shatadhi Samman, 2006; Cuttack.
• Baishakhi Samman, 2006; Rourkela
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  Rourkela is located in the northwestern tip of the Indian state of Orissa at the heart of a rich mineral belt. It is situated about north of state capital Bhubaneswar.It is surrounded by a range of hills and encircled by rivers. One of the largest steel plants of the Steel Authority of India...
  
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• Bharatchandra Nayak Smruti Sahitya Samman, 2006; From Sambalpur University
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• Shishu Sahitya Sansad Samman, 2007; Jaleswar
  Jaleswar
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• Kabi Ramakrushna Sahu Smruti Samman, 2007; Baripada
  Baripada
  Baripada is a city and a municipality in Mayurbhanj district in the state of Orissa, India. Baripada is the district headquarters. It is a place to stay and tour the Mayurbhanj region, a region with one of the most important wildlife parks of India , lush valleys, forest lands and scores of ancient...
  
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• Kabi Sacchiroutray Sahitya Samman, 2007; From Bhubaneswar Bookfare.
• Pujyapuja Samman, 2007; From Fakirmohan University.
• Sagarika Sahitya Samman, 2007;
• Kabi Jayashankar Prasad Rashtriya Sahitya Samman, 2007; By Rashtriya Hindi Akademi, Kolkata
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• Kabi Chakrabarti Brajanath badajena Samman, 2007; Dhenkanal
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• Hirak Jayanti Samman, 2008; By Fakirmohan Sahitya Parishada.
• Subarna Jayanti Samman, 2009; From Pragati Utkala Sangha, Rourkela
  Rourkela
  Rourkela is located in the northwestern tip of the Indian state of Orissa at the heart of a rich mineral belt. It is situated about north of state capital Bhubaneswar.It is surrounded by a range of hills and encircled by rivers. One of the largest steel plants of the Steel Authority of India...
  
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• Abasara Saraswata Pratibha Samman, 2009; Basudevpur, Bhadrak.
• Honoured by South Korea's Ambassador, 2010; From Global Cooperation Society International, Seol, Republic of Korea for Contribution in World welfare, Cooperation and Services.
• Chhatragourav Samman, 2010; by Fakirmohan University.
• Dibya Sevanidhi Samman, 2010; by Dibya Jiban Sangha, Baleswar.
• Doctor of Literature(Honoris Causa) (D. Litt.) by Fakirmohan University, Baleswar in the year 2011.

Selected works

Poetry

• Marugolap(1960)
• Nijaswa Sanlap (1969)
• Nishabda Pratibad (1977)
• Sabhyatara Munha (1979)
• Manara Manachitra (1984)
• He Mahajibana! (1991)
• Laghu Sataka (1993)
• He Mora Swadesh! (1997)
• Gadigadi Gali Ball (2001)
• Swanirbachita Kabita (2001)
• Samayara Shabdalipi (2007)
• Samanya Asamanya (2007)
• Eka Eka Ekapadi (2009)