Bijay Mishra

Bijay Mishra (Odia: ବିଜୟ ମିଶ୍ର, Urdu: ‬‎) born 16 July 1936) is a Dramatist, lyricist and screenwriter from India. He is also a mainstream script writer in Odia Cinema & TV Industry. He is a recipient of the State Sahitya Academy Award (1968, 1988),[1] Konark Samman (1994) as well as the Kendra Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and the Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award.[2]

Early life

Bijay Mishra was born in 1936 in Niligiri, Balasore, Odisha, India.[3]

Starting as a play right from the year 1960. First play “JANANI” staged in Annapurna Theatre, Cuttack, and a professional theatre group in the year 1960. One of the pioneers of the modern theatre movement in the state. A prolific script writer of Odia Film and Television Industry, he was honored with the Think Foundation CSR Lifetime Achievement Award.[4]

His play Tata Niranjana has been translated in Hindi, Nepali, Kannada and in several other Indian languages. This play has won a national award from All India Radio.

References

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  1. ↑ Panda, Namita (19 December 2013). "'Hope such injustice will not recur' - Akademi honours an Odia playwright after a gap of almost 40 years". The Telegraph - India.
  2. ↑ Odisha Sun Times Bureau (12 March 2014). "Playwright Bijay Mishra receives Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award". Odisha Sun Times.
  3. ↑ "Dr.Bijay Mishra Biography - Ollywoodmaza - Ollywood News, Reviews, Photos, Wallpaper, Biography".
  4. ↑ "Dr. Bijay Mishra, the doyen of Indian drama and eminent playwright of India receiving the Think Foundation CSR Lifetime Achievement Award at Hotel Crown, Bhubaneswar on August 14, 2015".
  5. ↑ "Dr.Bijay Mishra Biography - Ollywoodmaza - Ollywood News, Reviews, Photos, Wallpaper, Biography".
  6. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Award presented to Odisha's Bijaya Mishra and Arjun Hembram, Odisha Current News, Odisha Latest Headlines".
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