Brahmotri Mohanty

Brahmotri Mohanty (née Pattanayak) (1934 - 30 June 2010) was an Odia writer who writes in Odia. She has written numerous collections of poems. She is best known for her poetry collection Drushtira Dyuti for which she won Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983.[1][2]

Brahmotri Mohanty
Born1934
Puri
Died30 June 2010(2010-06-30) (aged 75–76)
OccupationWriter
NationalityIndian
Notable worksDrushtira Dyuti
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award
SpouseBijaykrushna Mohanty

Personal life

She was born at Puri in 1934.[3] She is married to a Bijaykrushna Mohanty , an Odisha sahitya akademi award winner. She passed away aged 76.[4]

Career

Her first poem was published in 1950. Her poems have been published in many Odia periodicals. Her first collection of poetry was published in 1972.

Published works
  • Mahanti, Brahmotri (2004). Cirantana = Chirantana (in Odia). ISBN 81-7400-398-3. OCLC 905490027.
  • Mahanti, Brahmotri (2001). Pradakshina (in Odia). Odisa Buk Shtora. ISBN 81-7400-324-X. OCLC 51265034.
  • Mahanti, Brahmotri (1995). Srotasvati (in Odia). Odisa Buk Shtora. ISBN 81-7400-120-4. OCLC 38898490.
  • Mahanti, Brahmotri (1972). Abatarana (in Odia). Je. Mahapatra. OCLC 46465539.
  • Mahanti, Brahmotri (2002). Uttarana (in Odia). Granthamandira. OCLC 51163634.
  • Mahanti, Brahmotri (2003). Nirikshana (in Odia). Sahitya Sangraha Prakasana. OCLC 55078535.

References
  1. Tharu, S.J.; Lalita, K.; City University of New York (1991). Women Writing in India: The twentieth century. Women Writing in India Vol. II. Feminist Press at the City University of New York. p. 392. ISBN 978-1-55861-029-3. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  2. "Odisha Sahitya Akademi". Odisha Sahitya Akademi (in Odia). Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  3. Zide, A.R.K. (1993). In Their Own Voice: The Penguin Anthology of Contemporary Indian Women Poets. A Penguin original. Penguin Books. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-14-015643-0. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  4. "Writer Brahmotri Mohanty passes away". The Hindu. 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
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