Kanan Mishra

Kanan Mishra
Born	(1944-01-02)2 January 1944 Cuttack, Odisha, India
Died	7 March 2015(2015-03-07) (aged 71) Cuttack
Occupation	Writer, teacher
Language	Odia
Genre	Poet
Notable works	Suryamukhira swapna
Notable awards	Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award

Kanan Mishra (1944–2015) was an Odia writer.

Biography

Mishra was born on 1 January 1944 at Cuttack, Odisha. She wrote five novels, four collections of poetry, one English featured novel and seven children's stories.[1] She was married. She died on 7 March 2015 at the age of 71.[1]

Awards

For her translated book Suryamukhi ra Swapna[2][3] she received the Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award from the state government of Odisha.[4][5]

References

1. "ସାହିତ୍ୟିକା କାନନ ମିଶ୍ରଙ୍କ ପରଲୋକ". ସମାଜ. 16 March 2015.
2. "ସୁଦର୍ଶନ ଆଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟଙ୍କୁ ୨୦୦୬ର ୨୦୦୪ ଅତିବଡ଼ି ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ସମ୍ମାନ". ୨୯ ଅଗଷ୍ଟ ୨୦୦୭ (in Odia). Odisha.com. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
3. "Atibadi Jagannath Das award presented to Sudarshan Acharya". Orissadiary.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
4. "ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡ଼େମୀ ପୁରସ୍କାର ଘୋଷଣା" (in Odia). Odisha.com. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
5. "Odisha Sahitya Academy awarded books and writers" (PDF). Department of Culture, Government of Odisha. Retrieved 16 March 2015.