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Madhusudan Rao
Poet from Odisha, India
For other people named Madhusudan, see Madhusudan (disambiguation).
Bhaktakabi Madhusudan Rao | |
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| Born | ()29 January Puri, Odisha, India |
| Died | 28 December () (aged&#;59) |
| Occupation | Poet, Essayist |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Notable works | Prabandhamala, Barnabodha |
Madhusudan Rao (29 January – 28 December ) was an Odia poet and writer from India. He was known as Bhaktakabi. His most well known work is the Chhabila Madhu Barnabodha. He was also a prominent acharya of the Brahmo Samaj.
Life
He was born on 29 January in the district of Puri. He was a prominent Odia poet and essayist widely considered as the Father Of Modern Odia Poetry, by adding foreign (western) lyrical elements and experimentation. He died on 28 December [1]
Works
He is known as Bhaktakavi of Odia and is considered the father of modern (using western lyrical forms) Odia poetry.[citation needed]
- In collaboration with Radhanath Ray, he published two volumes, one each in and , of collections of poems entitled Kavitabali.
- His other poetry collections, which also consist of compositions used as lyrics for songs, comprise:
- Chhandamala (Vol. 1, ; Vol. 2, ),
- Sangitamala (),
- Basanta Gatha (),
- Kusumanjali () and
- Utkalgatha ().
- Prabandhamala, published in , is a collection of essays in Odia.[2][3]
- Apart from writing essays, he translated a few works from Sanskrit and English into Odia. They were published in Utkal Darpan, a literary journal.
- He wrote two short stories.
- He translated the Uttararamacarita of Bhavabhuti into Odia.
- He also contributed to children's literature.[2]
- Rao, Madhusudan (). Chandamala (in Odia). The Arunodya Press. OCLC&#;
- Rao, Madhusudan (). Mahadebi Bhiktoria (in Odia). The Utkal Sahitya Press. OCLC&#;
- Rao, Madhusudan (). Madhusudana granthabali (in Odia). Grantha Mandira. OCLC&#;
- Rao, Madhusudan (). Ucca siksaka suhrda (in Odia). OCLC&#;
- Rao, Madhusudan (). Karnna badha (in Odia). The Brajendra Press. OCLC&#;
- Rao, Madhusudan (). Basanta Gatha (in Odia). Phrends Pablisars. OCLC&#;
- Rao, Madhusudan (). Barnabodha (in Odia). The I.S.S.D. Press. OCLC&#;
- Rao, Madhusudan; Kabi, Asita (). Kusumañjali&#;: alocana saha (in Odia). Niushtudentas Shtora. OCLC&#;