Dash Benhur

Dash Benhur
Born Jitendra Narayan Dash
(1953-08-03) 3 August 1953
Khandapada, Nayagarh district, Odisha
Occupation Lecturer
Language Odia
Nationality Indian
Citizenship Indian
Alma mater Utkal University
Notable awards Sahitya akademi Bal award
Spouse Jayanti Panda

Jitendra Narayan Dash (birth 3 August 1953),[1] who writes under the pseudonym of Dash Benhur is a Sahitya Akademi award winner writer from Odisha. He was born in Khandapada in Nayagarh district, Odisha.[2] He retired as the Principal of Samanta Chandrasekhar (Autonomous) College, Puri. He is a founder member of Aama Odisha.[3]

Works

He is the author of more than 100 books, including 15 collections of short-stories.[4]

Children's literature

  • The Puduga king & other stories, 2013
  • Unforgettable Stories, 2007
  • A Basket of Stories (Stories), 2005
  • The Story of Maita (Novel), 2005
  • Manu and the Sparrow (Story), 2001
  • Play Fun with Riddles (Riddles), 2001
  • My Pet Poetry Book (Poem), 2001
  • All Time Rhymes for Children, 2001
  • Rhymes for Little Reema, 2001

Short stories

  • Kaanduri and Other Stories, 2015
  • Gandhi Tales from Odisha, 2013
  • Alms and other stories, 2008
  • The Tribute and other stories, 2006
  • The Drawing and other stories, 1987

Novel

  • Pagadi purusha,2 015

Awards

  • Sahitya Akademi Bal Puraskar, 2014[5][6]
  • Odisha Vigyan Academy Popular Science-writer award, 1999 [7][8]
  • NCERT Prize for Children’s Literature,1989
  • Odisha Sahitya Academy award, 1987[9]

References

  1. ↑ "PROFORMA - JNDASH" (PDF). scscollege.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Michael Heyman (2007). The Tenth Rasa: An Anthology of Indian Nonsense. Penguin Books India. pp. 213–. ISBN 978-0-14-310086-7.
  3. ↑ http://www.aamaodisha.org.in/pratistha-sadasya.php
  4. ↑ "Dash Benhur - Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Bal Sahitya". IncredibleOrissa. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "SAHITYA : Akademi Awards". Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Odisha writer Dash Benhur gets Central Sahitya Akademi award". OdishaSunTimes. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  7. ↑ http://www.museindia.com/authprofile.asp?id=1688
  8. ↑ http://odishan.com/?p=7613
  9. ↑ "ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡେମୀ ପୁରସ୍କୃତ ପୁସ୍ତକ ଓ ଲେଖକ". Odisha Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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