Radhanath Ray (28 September 1848 – 17 April 1908) was an Odia writer of initial modernity era in Odia poetry during the later part of nineteenth century. He was born in a Zamindar family in Baleshwar (Bengal Presidency), now in Odisha, and is honoured in Odia literature with the title Kabibara (transl. Poet Boon).[1][2] In his early life, he composed in both Odia andBengali languages, but later he shifted his writings in Odia only. He was born on 28 September 1848, at Kedarpur village in Baleswar district, Odisha. He has contributed verses and poetry for Odia literature in the nineteenth century.
Though the medieval Odia literature was rich and distinct literary tradition and history, some of the Bengali educationalists wanted to abolish Odia language as the medium of teaching from schools. As Bengal was under by British rule much before Odisha, the Bengalis had the privilege to motivate the Anglicist scholars to prove Odia as a branch of Bengali language. However, John Beams, a British officer of East India Company first tried to prove that Odia is more ancient language than Bengali, and it had a richer literature which Bengali had not. In the Odisha division, there were only seven Odia School teachers; Bengalis formed the majority of teachers, even in the remote areas. Consequently, Bengali text books were prescribed for Odia students. At that time, Radhanath was one of prime figure along with Fakir Mohan Senapati, who fought against the expansionism of Bengali educationalist to eradicate Odia language from Odisha. He was the Inspector of Odisha Schools Association and along with Fakir Mohan Senapati and Madhusudan Rao, he tried to promote text book writings. Radhanath Ray is a respectable person he wrote his Odia poetry very light and clean.
Major worksedit
Radhanatha Ray's first major work was Kabitabali, a collection of poems in Bengali written at the age of eighteen. It featured in most of the major newspapers and journals in Kolkatta during that time. His other Bengali poem was Lekhabali. Later, he switched over to Odia language, and wrote famous Kavyas like Kedara Gauri, Nandikeshwari, Chilika, Mahajatra – Jajatikeshari, Tulasistabaka, Urbashi, Darabara, Dasaratha Biyoga, Savitri Charita and Mahendra Giri. Additionally, he wrote more than fifteen essays. Apart from his original works, he is also known for his translations and adaptations from the Latin Literature. They include Usha, Chandrabhaga and Parbati.[3][4]
Father of Odia Modernismedit
His writings were inspired by many English Littérateurs like Keats, Scott and Wordsworth. He has contributed to Odia poetry by introducing new forms. He has penned blank-verses,[4] satire inspired by writings of Dryden and Alexander Pope, denunciation of despots, tyrants and oppressors, concern with social problems, a spirit of protest against conventional morality, a disbelief in the power of gods and goddesses, and patriotic sentiments, which finally brought him trouble from his employers. He was viewed as a national poet of the first order in Odisha.[5]
Controversyedit
Though Radhanatha contributed a lot to Odia literature, however he was not accepted by the contemporary conservative readers of his time. Soon, he was dragged into a controversy. Sudhala Dev, the then king of Bamanda awarded the poet the title 'Kabibara', and the gesture made some of the critics and poets jealous. Some critics wrote that Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja is more powerful than Radhanatha, and these arguments turned into a serious topic of controversy like modernity versus tradition. Two of the literary journals The Indradhanu and The Bijuli engaged in this controversy, and later all the intellectuals got entangled in this discussion. However, this literary controversy ended with a letter of Radhanath.[6]
^Mohanty, J. (2009). Encyclopaedia of Education, Culture and Children's Literature: v. 3. Indian culture and education. Deep & Deep Publications. p. 119. ISBN978-81-8450-150-6. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
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^ abMahapatra, B.P.; Kloss, H.; McConnell, G.D.; India. Office of the Registrar General (1989). Constitutional languages. The Written Languages of the World: A Survey of the Degree and Modes of Use. India. Presses de l'Université Laval. p. 391. ISBN978-2-7637-7186-1. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
^Mayadhar, Mansingha :History of Oriya Literature : Sahitya Akademy, Delhi
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January 01, 1970
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Radhanath Ray 28 September 1848 17 April 1908 was an Odia writer of initial modernity era in Odia poetry during the later part of nineteenth century He was born in a Zamindar family in Baleshwar Bengal Presidency now in Odisha and is honoured in Odia literature with the title Kabibara transl Poet Boon 1 2 In his early life he composed in both Odia and Bengali languages but later he shifted his writings in Odia only He was born on 28 September 1848 at Kedarpur village in Baleswar district Odisha He has contributed verses and poetry for Odia literature in the nineteenth century KabibaraRadhanath RayPortrait of Radhanath RayBorn 1848 09 28 28 September 1848Kedarpur Baleswar British India now Odisha India Died17 April 1908 1908 04 17 aged 59 OccupationInspector of SchoolLanguageOdiaNationalityIndianGenrePoet novelist short story writer essayist playwright educationist cultural relativist orator song writer Notable worksKedara Gauri ChilikaSpouseParasamani Contents 1 Role in the Odia language 2 Major works 3 Father of Odia Modernism 4 Controversy 5 See also 6 ReferencesRole in the Odia language editThough the medieval Odia literature was rich and distinct literary tradition and history some of the Bengali educationalists wanted to abolish Odia language as the medium of teaching from schools As Bengal was under by British rule much before Odisha the Bengalis had the privilege to motivate the Anglicist scholars to prove Odia as a branch of Bengali language However John Beams a British officer of East India Company first tried to prove that Odia is more ancient language than Bengali and it had a richer literature which Bengali had not In the Odisha division there were only seven Odia School teachers Bengalis formed the majority of teachers even in the remote areas Consequently Bengali text books were prescribed for Odia students At that time Radhanath was one of prime figure along with Fakir Mohan Senapati who fought against the expansionism of Bengali educationalist to eradicate Odia language from Odisha He was the Inspector of Odisha Schools Association and along with Fakir Mohan Senapati and Madhusudan Rao he tried to promote text book writings Radhanath Ray is a respectable person he wrote his Odia poetry very light and clean Major works editRadhanatha Ray s first major work was Kabitabali a collection of poems in Bengali written at the age of eighteen It featured in most of the major newspapers and journals in Kolkatta during that time His other Bengali poem was Lekhabali Later he switched over to Odia language and wrote famous Kavyas like Kedara Gauri Nandikeshwari Chilika Mahajatra Jajatikeshari Tulasistabaka Urbashi Darabara Dasaratha Biyoga Savitri Charita and Mahendra Giri Additionally he wrote more than fifteen essays Apart from his original works he is also known for his translations and adaptations from the Latin Literature They include Usha Chandrabhaga and Parbati 3 4 Father of Odia Modernism editHis writings were inspired by many English Litterateurs like Keats Scott and Wordsworth He has contributed to Odia poetry by introducing new forms He has penned blank verses 4 satire inspired by writings of Dryden and Alexander Pope denunciation of despots tyrants and oppressors concern with social problems a spirit of protest against conventional morality a disbelief in the power of gods and goddesses and patriotic sentiments which finally brought him trouble from his employers He was viewed as a national poet of the first order in Odisha 5 Controversy editThough Radhanatha contributed a lot to Odia literature however he was not accepted by the contemporary conservative readers of his time Soon he was dragged into a controversy Sudhala Dev the then king of Bamanda awarded the poet the title Kabibara and the gesture made some of the critics and poets jealous Some critics wrote that Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja is more powerful than Radhanatha and these arguments turned into a serious topic of controversy like modernity versus tradition Two of the literary journals The Indradhanu and The Bijuli engaged in this controversy and later all the intellectuals got entangled in this discussion However this literary controversy ended with a letter of Radhanath 6 See also editOdia literature Odia languageReferences edit Mohanty J 2009 Encyclopaedia of Education Culture and Children s Literature v 3 Indian culture and education Deep amp Deep Publications p 119 ISBN 978 81 8450 150 6 Retrieved 2019 12 04 Yahoo Mail Weather Search Politics News Finance Sports amp Videos Archived from the original on October 26 2009 Retrieved 2007 12 25 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link accessed 25 December 2007 Radhanath Ray in India www india9 com Retrieved 25 December 2007 a b Mahapatra B P Kloss H McConnell G D India Office of the Registrar General 1989 Constitutional languages The Written Languages of the World A Survey of the Degree and Modes of Use India Presses de l Universite Laval p 391 ISBN 978 2 7637 7186 1 Retrieved 2019 12 04 Mayadhar Mansingha History of Oriya Literature Sahitya Akademy Delhi History of Oriya Literature by Dr Natabar Samanta Ray Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Radhanath Ray amp oldid 1183563228, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
