Faturananda (1915-1995) was an Odia-based Indian humorist and satirist. Some of his notable works include the novel “Nakata Chitrakar” (1953), the lyric poem “Sahi Mahabharat” (1987) and the drama “Kalikati Chenka” (1984). Fatulananda is known for his unique non-literary writing style. His works take as themes social issues, political realities and general cynicism.
Wiki/Biography
Ramachandra Mishra, pen name Faturananda, was born on Tuesday 1 June 1915 (age 80; at time of death) in Jhanjhirmangala, Cuttack, Odisha. His zodiac sign is Gemini.
“The stories I initially wrote were all tragic. After Cuttack’s Dagara was published, I started noticing comedic and humorous stories in it. These were more or less the same plot. For example, a college A romance between a guy and a college girl. The two decided to get married but faced some obstacles before getting married. Their romance finally ended. After seeing the same situation in all these published stories, I say – Without these college boys and college girls, wouldn’t there be humor? I made up my mind then and there that I would never add romance to my humor and sarcasm. I’ve followed that rule ever since.”
family
parents and siblings
Fatulananda’s father’s name is Bidyadhar Mishra and his mother’s name is Subhadra Mishra. There is not much information about his parents’ profession and siblings.
wife and children
Not much information is available about his wife and children.
Profession
Fatulananda wrote his first play, Abbnan (Pride), in 1942, which was staged by the Bharati Theater in Cuttack, Odisha. In 1945, his second play, The Manager, was produced by Group B of Annapurna Theatre, managed by Lingaraj Nanda. In addition to his plays, he also wrote several works that gained renown in the literary world.
autobiography
- Moputa Dangara Kahani(1989)
novel
- Nakata Chitraka (1953)
lyric poetry
story collection
- Mangalabaria Sahitya Sansada (1963)
- Sahitya Bachbach (1983)
- Odisha spin bowler (1994)
poetry
Play
children’s literature
- Narula Chandra Yatra (1991)
translate
- Adasha Hindu Hotel by Bibhutibhushana Chattopadyaya (1977)
- Bharatara Shrestha Hasyagalpa by Mujtaba Hossein (1980)
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Faturananda was awarded the Sarala Puraskar Award by IMPACT, the charity of the Indian Metals and Ferroalloys (IMFA), for excellence in Odia literature.
- Fatulananda was awarded the Praska Award of Odisha Sahitya Academy for his outstanding contribution to Odia literature.
die
Fatulananda died on Monday, November 6, 1995 at the age of 80.
Facts/Trivia
- When Faturananda came to prominence, Odisha’s famous literary figure Kali Charan Patnaik was ruling as a dramatist. To learn his art of drama, Phaturananda followed in the footsteps of Kali Charan Patnaik.
- Faturananda is the founder of Sarasa Sahitya Samiti, a literary organization dedicated to literature. Fatulananda established the Kantakabi Award in memory of Indian Odia writer and freedom fighter Laxmikanta Mohapatra.
- He is a follower of Gandhian philosophy.
- Fatulananda is a member of Jadumani Sahitya Sansada, a center for literature and culture lovers established by the late Dasarathi Pattnaik in a village under Nayagarh district of Udayapur. Apart from that, he is also a member of Sarala Sahitya Sansad and Utkal Pāthaka Sansada, Cuttack.
- Fathulananda was blind in both eyes. He suffered from a disease in childhood that made him blind in both eyes.
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