JATINDRA MOHAN MOHANTY

Jatindra Mohan Mohanty was born in the year 1932 at Shyamsundarpur in Kendrapara district. His parents were Jagamohan Mohanty and Shradharani Devi. He was educated from P.M. Academy, Cuttack, Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, Central Institute of English, Hyderabad, Leads University, U.K. He started his career as Lecturer in English Ravenshaw College, Reader in English BJB College, Principal, Eastern Regional Language Centre, Bhubaneswar, an institution of Government of India, Reader in English Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Professor in English, Utkal University from where he retired in 1992. He received scholarship from British council and Fellowship from Central Institute of Indian Languages. He received the Kendra Sahitya Academy Award in the year 2003 for his book ‘SURYASHNAT’, a book of literary citicism.

He has authored the following books: (English) Tradition and Creativity : ESSAYS ON ORIYA LITERATURE-2003, LAND BEAUTIFUL AN ORISSAN CULTURE (CO-ED.)-2001, ALONG THE STREAM ON CONTEMPORARY ORIYA LITERATURE-1999, MADHUSUDAN RAO-1996, NOBEL LAUREATES AK (1900-1990) (CO-ED.), 1991, INTO ANOTHER INTENSITY, ESSAYS ON ORIYA LITERATURE-1989, THERE WHERE TREES FLOWER, ESSAYS ON MODERN ORIYA LITERATURE-1987, Literary Crticism : A READING (CO-ED) – 1985 and BIBLOGRAHY OF INDIA LITERATURE IN ENGLISH TRANSALATION – 1984.

(Oriya) ODIA GADYA SAMBHAR (Anthology of Oriya Prose) – Ed. 2004, ADHUNIK ODIA NATAK (Anthology of Modern Oriya Drama) Ed. 2000, SURYASNAT, ODIA KABITA ALOCHANA (Sun – drenched : Discussion on Oriya Poetry), 1999, ADHUNIK ODIA KABITA SAMBHAR (Anthology of Modern Oriya Poetry) – Ed. 1998, PRACHIN ODIA KABITA SAMBHAR (Anthology of Ancient Oriya Poetry) – Ed. 1987, NUTAN SAMALOCHANA (New Criticism), 1981, KABYATATWA (Literary Theory) – Ed., 1976, ADHUNIK ODIA KABITA (Anthology of Modern Oriya Poetry) – Ed, 1968, PREMASPADA (Beloved), Novel, 2002.