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Gourahari Das | |
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 Gourahari Das in 2022 | |
| Born | 9 October 1960 Sandhagada, Bhadrak district, Odisha, India |
| Pen name | Sri Narada |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, dramatist, columnist |
| Genre | Crime, drama, history, travel, poetry |
| Notable works | Chayasoudho Ro Absesha, Nijo Sange Nijoro Lodhei |
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Gourahari Das is a creative writer, journalist and an academician.
Born in 1960, in a back of the beyond village in the district of Bhadrak (formerly a part of Balasore) of state Odisha in India, Gourahari grew up with keen eyes of observation and sensibility which shaped his creative being.
He had a very difficult childhood and had to struggle hard to get education. He had to leave his home at the age of eight and live in a monastery. A scholarship helped him to further his school education. After his school education, he came to Cuttack and took up variety of works to support his studies. He worked during dayhours and studied in evening colleges. He completed BA from Ravenshaw Evening College Cuttack. Subsequently, he did his master's degree in Odia language and literature from Utkal University. Later he studied MJMC and was awarded a gold medal. He holds a Ph.D. from Utkal University too.
A recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award, India Gourahari is a creative writer, editor and columnist. His first book “ Juara Bhatta” which is a collection of short stories, was published in 1981 when he was still pursuing his studies in Ravenshaw Evening College. Besides writing fictions he also writes regular columns in newspaper SAMBAD which are very popular. He is also the recipient of prestigious Koraput Literary Award 2019,[1] from Odia Media Private Limited, the organiser of Koraput Literary Festival.[2]
- ^ "Gourahari das, Bipin Nayak get Koraput Literary Awards". 28 September 2019.
- ^ https://www.photonews.in/2019/10/21/governor-culture-minister-grace-2nd-koraput-literary-festival/ [dead link]