Mayadhar Mansingh
| Mayadhar Mansingh | |
|---|---|
| Native name | |
| Born | Mayadhar Mansingh 13 November 1905 Nandala, Odisha, India |
| Died | 11 October 1973 (aged 67) Cuttack, Odisha, India |
| Resting place | Cuttack |
| Language | Odia |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Ethnicity | Odia |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Notable works |
Baji Rout (1939) Konarka Ei Sahakara tale |
| Children | Lalit Mansingh (Son) |
Mayadhar Mansingh (13 November 1905 - 11 October 1973) was an Odia poet and writer. He received the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in India, in 1967.
Mansingh born in Nandala village, Krushnaprasad Tahasil of Puri district, Odisha, India. He was married and had three sons. His second son is the former diplomat and Foreign Secretary of India, Lalit Mansingh.
Mansingh's literary contributions include essays, poetic plays and long narrative poems. He also authored several research articles on the History of Odisha. His poetic style is profuse with the use of romantic and erotic metaphor, for which he has earned the appellation "Prēmika kabi" (Lover poet) in Odia literature. Some of his notable works include poems Krushna, Kamalayana,Kōṇārka and Ēi sahakāra taḷē.
Mansingh authored several research articles on the history of Odia literature, an subject in which he had abiding interest. He also authored a history of the Odia language, documenting the general use of the language, as also the development of Odia literature. The treatise, Ōḍiā Sāhitẏara Itihāsa (History of Odia language), was published in 1962.
Mansingh has also introduced some works of William Shakespeare into Odia literature. He has translated Shakespeare's Hamlet and Othello into Odia.
Saraswati Fakiramohan (Biography of Fakirmohan Senapati) Sikshabitra Gatha ("Story of an Educationist")
He translated famous Shakespeare tragedy Hamlet and Othello in Odia.
Dr Mayadhar Mansingh Memorial High School is established in the year 1982 in Nandala Village of Krushnaprasad.
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