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| Pitambar Tarai | |
|---|---|
 Tarai standing in front of a yellow wall | |
| Born | 1959 Mangarajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, India |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Subject | Emotional qualities of the human experience Dalit |
| Notable awards | Odisha Sahitya Academy Award |
Pitambar Tarai (Born in 1959) is an Odisha Sahitya Academy awarded poet from Odisha, India. The prominent occupation in his family was commercial fishing. He was born in Mangarajpur village south of Kujang in the Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha. His poetry is mostly concerned with emotional topics of life, like sorrow and happiness. A common theme of his work is the mentioning of the Dalit, the lowest caste of Indian society.
Bibliography
Poetry Collection
- Boonde Luhara peethire samudra – 1987
- Adi Parva – 1994
- Chita-chaitara chitha – 2002
- Raaga Rudrakshari – 2004
- Sairata Shatak
- Deha Dasabisha – 2007
- Itara – 2007
- Shudrakara Shloka – 2008
- Abhajana – 2010
- Pichhila tarikha o anyanya Kavita
- Sesha heba jain
Children's Literature
- Luha Lahaka Patara Banka
Awards
- Odisha Sahitya Academy Award(For Abhajana)
- Prajatantra Kavita Samman
- Chandrabhaga Kavita Samman
- Basant Muduli Kavita Samman
- Teer Tarang Kavita Samman
- Odisha Dalit Sahitya Academy Samman
- Dadhichi Samman
References
- Joshil K. Abraham; Judith Misrahi-Barak (24 July 2015). Dalit Literatures in India. Taylor & Francis. pp. 194–. ISBN 978-1-317-40879-6.
- "Sahitya Akademi hosts literary meet". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- Name, Your. "National library". nationallibrary.gov.in. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- "Odisha Sahitya Akademi". odishasahityaakademi.org. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- "Inbrief". The Pioneer. India. Retrieved 13 March 2017.