Adikanda Mahanta

Adikanda Mahanta
ଆଦିକନ୍ଦ ମହାନ୍ତ
Born	(1954-05-08)8 May 1954 Chitrada, Mayurbhanj, Orissa, India
Died	13 January 2015(2015-01-13) (aged 60) Chitrada, Mayurbhanj, Orissa, India
Occupation(s)	Folklorist, researcher, educator
Spouse	Subhadra Mohanta
Children	2

Adikanda Mahanta (Odia: ଆଦିକନ୍ଦ ମହାନ୍ତ; born 8 May 1954, Chitrada - 13 January 2015) was an Indian folklorist from Chitrada, Odisha. He is one of the pioneer folklorists of Odisha and is well known for his research on folk culture of eastern India.^[citation needed]

Biography

Mahanta was born in Chitrada, Mayurbhanj, Orissa, India to Shri Shiva Prasad and Satyabhama Mohanta. He stood First Class Honours in the Oriya Masters program at Ranchi University. He then earned his PhD in the folk culture of Orissa. He successfully defended his thesis "Odishara Kurmali Lokagita" (Kudmali/Kurmali Folk Songs of Orissa) in 1988 at the same university.^[citation needed]

Mohanta was a Sub-Inspector of Schools for the Government of Orissa[1] and worked with Basanta Kishore Sahoo and founder Manindra Mohanty for the organisation Research Institute for Oriya Children's Literature.[2] Mahanta has two 2008 textbooks that were added to state curricula by the Government of Orissa in the 2009-2010 academic year: Odisha ra srasta adibasi loka katha, Part 1 and Itihasaru sikshiba aasa.[3] In Orissa, Mahanta was known for his contributions towards children's literature. Additionally, he served as editor-in-chief for the folklore journals Pharua (1998-2002), Kudmi Katha (1995-2008), and ^[citation needed] Bandana.[4]

Awards and honours

• 1985: Bisubamilana Sisu Sahittika Sammana - Prajatantra Prachar Samiti
• 1986: Kanakadurga Motimahal Gadaradanga Puri Award
• 1987: Kendujhar Jillastariya Sisu Sahitya Sansad Award
• 1987: Sisu Sahittika Award - Kuwantara Bhubaneswar
• 1988: Rasachhanda Kendujhar Award
• 1998: Sri Sri Jagannath Tatwasrom Udaybatu Jagatsingpur Award
• 1998: Agami Satabdi Bhubaneswar Jhumar Gabesaka Award
• 1999: Mayurbhanj Banipitha Haldipada Award
• 2000: Mayurbhanj Jilastariya Sebaka Samiti Award
• 2001: Saraswata Baniputra Award
• 2001: Purulia Paschimbanga Lokasahitya Award
• 2005: Rajyastrariya Kruti Sikhaka Award
• 2008: Rajat Jayanti Prabandhika Award - Mayurbhanj Sahitya Parishad
• 2010: Kalingaratna Samman Award

Selected publications

• 1985: Uttar Odishara Loka katha
• 1988: Gapa suniba aasa
• 1991: Satirtha galpa
• 1993: Gyana tapaswi radhakrusnan
• 1997: Odisha ra srestha adivasi loka katha
• 1998: Tiring ringa
• 1999: Kudmi loka katha
• 2002: Karam katha
• 2003: "Folk Treatment System of Tribal Society in Eastern India" (pages 62–65) in Changing Tribal Life: A Socio-philosophical Perspective by Padmaja Sen ISBN 978-81-8069-023-5
• 2005: Kudmi janma sanskara
• 2006: Kurmali loka katha o laka gita: Samanya kathana
• 2006: Jhumar samikhya
• 2006: Chheng gargar khapra pitha
• 2007: Kudmi biplabi neta
• 2007: Chau Nrutya samanya kathana
• 2007: Mayurbhanja ra lokabadya
• 2007: Kudmi jati eka bihangabalokana
• 2007: "Ecological Ideologies in Tribal Folklore of Eastern India" (pages 71–77) in Forest, Government, and Tribe by Chittaranjan Kumar Paty ISBN 978-81-8069-406-6
• 2008: Utara Odisha ra loka nrutya
• 2015: Uttar Odishar Adivasi O Mulabasinka Lokasanskruti Har Mitaan
• 2023: Atmajibani Sikh + Oak = Shikhyak

References

1. [Directory of Officers & Employees,"Govt. Of Odisha:: Central Monitoring Mechanism for Right to Information [RTI CMM V-2.1]". Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
2. "Research Institute of Oriya Children's Literature". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
3. "LIST OF SELECTED BOOKS UNDER RRRLF SCHEME FOR THE YEAR 2009-10". Government of Orissa. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
4. "1.Dr. Adikanda Mohanta, Chitroda, MayurBhanj, Odisha (Editor- in-chief)". bandana.co.in. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2012.