Jayanta Mahapatra
Indian poet and writer from Odisha · India · On the map · Writers · Lived 1928 to 2023 · aged 94
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.
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2023Died27 August 20232010Sarala SammanAward2009SAARC Literary AwardAward2007Bisuba AwardAward1981Sahitya Akademi Award in EnglishAward1928Born22 October 1928
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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.
Country
India
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Writers
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Status
Deceased
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Lived 1928 to 2023 · aged 94
