Kalpanakumari Devi (also spelled Kalpana Kumari Devi or Debi) was born in Odisha in 1936. She moved to Kolkata in 1958.[4] Her first novel, Kabi, was published in 1954.[4] Her observations on the social changes in the country were recognised.[5]
She was awarded the 2011 Sahitya Akademi Award for Odia literature for her novel Achinha Basabhumi.[4]
She was married to the Odia writer Kanduri Charan Das, who died in 2014. Their daughter Shabarni Das is an editor of a Bengali journal, Prathama.[6]
Kalpanakumari Devi died in Kolkata on 28 August 2017.[7]
Controversy
After Kalpanakumari Devi's Achinha Basabhumi was nominated for the Sahitya Akademi award, several Odia litterateurs protested against it,[8] citing procedural irregularities as well critical differences with the choice. Upon the announcement of the award to the author, Barendra Krushna Dhal, a member of the Sahitya Akademi's advisory board resigned in protest. Sricharan Pratap Kanishka, an Odia writer, filed a public interest litigation with the Orissa High Court in January 2012 against the award, leading to an interim stay of the presentation ceremony. His complaint was that, in order to be eligible for the award, the book should have been published between 2007 and 2009, and he accused the book's publisher of having back-dated its publication date to 2009, whereas, he claimed, it was published in 2010.[9][10]
The litigation was rejected by the high court on 14 February 2012, and Kalpanakumari Devi received the award.[4]
Selected works
Kabi. Calcutta. 1954.
Nastachanda. Calcutta: Pranakrsna Dasa. 1958.
Srusti o Pralaya. Calcutta: Pranakrsna Dasa. 1959.
Se prema nitrna. Calcutta: Rajasri Prakasani. 1960.
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^"ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ସାହିତ୍ୟିକା କଳ୍ପନାକୁମାରୀ ଦେବୀଙ୍କ ପରଲୋକ". sambad.in (in Odia). 29 August 2017.
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^Dhrutikam Mohanty (15 January 2012). "Odia novel not Odia enough". The Sunday Indian.
May 04, 2023
kalpanakumari, devi, 1936, august, 2017, indian, novelist, poet, odia, language, 2011, sahitya, akademi, award, odia, literature, born1936cuttack, khadianta, died28, august, 2017kolkatalanguageodianationalityindiannotable, worksachihna, basbhumi, notable, awar. Kalpanakumari Devi 1936 28 August 2017 was an Indian novelist and poet in the Odia language She won the 2011 Sahitya Akademi Award for Odia literature Kalpanakumari DeviBorn1936Cuttack Khadianta 1 Died28 August 2017KolkataLanguageOdiaNationalityIndianNotable worksAchihna Basbhumi 2 Notable awardsSahitya Akademi AwardSpouseKanduri Charan Das 3 Contents 1 Biography 2 Controversy 3 Selected works 4 ReferencesBiography EditKalpanakumari Devi also spelled Kalpana Kumari Devi or Debi was born in Odisha in 1936 She moved to Kolkata in 1958 4 Her first novel Kabi was published in 1954 4 Her observations on the social changes in the country were recognised 5 She was awarded the 2011 Sahitya Akademi Award for Odia literature for her novel Achinha Basabhumi 4 She was married to the Odia writer Kanduri Charan Das who died in 2014 Their daughter Shabarni Das is an editor of a Bengali journal Prathama 6 Kalpanakumari Devi died in Kolkata on 28 August 2017 7 Controversy EditAfter Kalpanakumari Devi s Achinha Basabhumi was nominated for the Sahitya Akademi award several Odia litterateurs protested against it 8 citing procedural irregularities as well critical differences with the choice Upon the announcement of the award to the author Barendra Krushna Dhal a member of the Sahitya Akademi s advisory board resigned in protest Sricharan Pratap Kanishka an Odia writer filed a public interest litigation with the Orissa High Court in January 2012 against the award leading to an interim stay of the presentation ceremony His complaint was that in order to be eligible for the award the book should have been published between 2007 and 2009 and he accused the book s publisher of having back dated its publication date to 2009 whereas he claimed it was published in 2010 9 10 The litigation was rejected by the high court on 14 February 2012 and Kalpanakumari Devi received the award 4 Selected works EditKabi Calcutta 1954 Nastachanda Calcutta Pranakrsna Dasa 1958 Srusti o Pralaya Calcutta Pranakrsna Dasa 1959 Se prema nitrna Calcutta Rajasri Prakasani 1960 Bana ketaki Oḍisa jagannatha kampani 1963 Dinantara ranga Calcutta Rajasri Prakasani 1967 Sunila sihara Calcutta Rajasri Prakasani 1968 Achinha Basabhumi Kahani 2009 References Edit Orissa reference glimpses of Orissa TechnoCAD Systems 2001 HC stays Akademi Award for novel newindianexpress com Retrieved 29 August 2017 Odisha Popular Detective novel writer Kanduri Charan das is no more Odisha Current News Odisha Latest Headlines Archived from the original on 5 March 2016 Retrieved 29 August 2017 a b c d Lalmohan Patnaik 14 February 2012 Court clears way author gets award Kalpana Kumari Devi gets top literarary honour for Achinha Basabhumi The Telegraph Calcutta Archived from the original on 22 September 2015 S L Shastry 1973 Contemporary Indian Literature Vol 13 p 18 Bibhuti Patnaik 16 June 2014 Life of a legend The Telegraph Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 ବ ଶ ଷ ଟ ସ ହ ତ ୟ କ କଳ ପନ କ ମ ର ଦ ବ ଙ କ ପରଲ କ sambad in in Odia 29 August 2017 Namita Panda 31 December 2011 Furore over award to Kalpanakumari The Telegraph Archived from the original on 5 January 2016 HC Judgment on Odia Novel Today New Indian Express 14 February 2012 Dhrutikam Mohanty 15 January 2012 Odia novel not Odia enough The Sunday Indian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kalpanakumari Devi amp oldid 1139536652, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
