Person in history
Manoj Das
Manoj Das, Indian writer (born 1934)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2021 · April 27
Their story
Who they were
Manoj Das was an Indian author who wrote in Odia and English. In 2000, Manoj Das was awarded the Saraswati Samman. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2001, the fourth-highest Civilian Award in India, and Padma Bhusan in 2020, the third-highest Civilian Award in India for his contribution to the field of Literature & Education.
Early life
Early life Das was born in the small coastal village, Balasore of odisha . His father, Madhusudan Das, [ 1 ] worked under British Government. He had started writing early. His first work a book of poetry in Odia, Satavdira Artanada was published in 1949 when he was in high school. He launched a literary magazine, Diganta in 1950. He graduated high school in 1951. His first collection of short stories Samudrara Kshyudha (Hunger of Sea) was in that year.
Why this date
Manoj Das appears on our April 27 calendar for 2021 as a death entry.
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