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Das was born in Cuttack, Odisha, in 1924. He served in Washington, D.C., from 1961 to 1964, as Director of Audit, Indian Accounts and Additional Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General of India. On August 17, 2004, he passed away. Das penned and published a number of collections of poems, short stories, and novels. He was a modernist writer who contributed to Odia literature. His fictional protagonists are urban dwellers who struggle with inner conflict, broken dreams, and existential sorrow. Books Info Books namePrayer Room And Other Stories / ପ୍ରେୟାର୍ ରୁମ୍ ଆଣ୍ଡ୍ ଅଦର୍ ଷ୍ଟୋରିଜ୍ AuthorKishori Charan DasNo Of pages225PublisherSahitya AcademyPublication1993Printed AtNADistributorNA Prayer…

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Kishori Charan Das, popularly known by his initials K.C. Das, was a renowned Indian author and translator of the languages of Odia and English (born in 1924; passed away on August 17, 2004). He is renowned for his masterful representation of middle-class choices, disillusionment, and insecurities in Odia. His tales do not engage in moralising or message-delivery; rather, they highlight the facts of ordinary life. In 1976, he won the Sahitya Akademi Prize for his collection of short stories, Thakura Ghara. Moreover, he received the Bishuva Puraskar in 1992 and the Sarala Puraskar in 1985. Books Info Books nameNijasanja /…

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Kishori Charan Das was raised in Cuttack after being born at Khatbin Sahi in 1924. He held the positions of Additional Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General of India as well as Director of Audit for the Indian Accounts in Washington, D.C., from 1961 to 1964. Taranga (1992), Bhinna Paunsha (1984), Shita Lahara (1986), Bhanga Khelana (1961), Ghara Bahuda (1968), Manihara (1970), Thakura Ghara (1975), and Khelara nam ranga are only a few of his notable compositions (1982). (All short stories from 1997): 1984’s Death of an Indian; Books Info Books nameLeutani / ଲେଉଟାଣିAuthorKishori Charan DasNo Of pages161Publisher Friends PublishersPublication1989Printed AtNADistributorNA Leutani…

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Kishori Charan Das was born and schooled in Cuttack and Patna,Das (1924) received his education. He has also authored twenty collections of short stories, six novels, two collections of poetry, and numerous books of essays. He was honoured with the Vishuv Award in 1985, the Sarala Award in 1985, the National Sahitya Akademi Award in 1976, and the Orissa Sahitya Akademi Award in 1976. (1992). Death of an Indian (1984), Wild Peacock and Other Tales (1985), The Prayer Room and Other Stories (1993), The Midnight Sun and Other Stories (1993), and The Journey are some of his works that are…

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Kishori Charan Das was born in 1924 in Cuttack, Odisha. He worked as Additional Deputy comptroller and Auditor General of India and Director of Audit, Indian Accounts, Washington D.C., 1961-1964.He was awarded the Odisha Sahitya Academy Award in 1976, Sarala Puraskar in 1985 and Bishuva Puraskar in 1992. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1976 for his short story collection Thakura Ghara. The Kishori Charan Smruti Sansad was established in his honour which gives an award named Kishori Charan Das Sahitya Purashkar to an Odia writer annually since 2007. Neta O Netramani, 1997; Dinara Sati, 1993; The Midnight Moon…

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Kishori Charan Das was born in Khatbin Sahi in 1924 and raised in Cuttack. From 1961 to 1964, he served as Washington, D.C.’s Director of Audit for the Indian Accounts and as Additional Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General of India. His significant works include: Taranga (1992), Bhinna Paunsha (1984), Shita Lahara (1986), Bhanga Khelana (1961), Ghara Bahuda (1968), Manihara (1970), Thakura Ghara (1975), and Khelara nam ranga (1982). (1997) (all short stories): Death of an Indian, 1984; The Midnight Moon and Other Stories, 1993; Dinara Sati, 1993; Neta O Netramani, 1997; and Faces in the Dark, 1980. (poetry). He received…

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Das was born in Cuttack, Odisha, in 1924. He served in Washington, D.C., from 1961 to 1964, as Director of Audit, Indian Accounts and Additional Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General of India. On August 17, 2004, he passed away. Das penned and published a number of collections of poems, short stories, and novels. He was a modernist writer who contributed to Odia literature. His fictional protagonists are urban dwellers who struggle with inner conflict, broken dreams, and existential sorrow. Writing about the hardships of contemporary living in post independence India’s middle class, which is aspiring and occasionally impatient. Although his…

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Kishori Charan Das, popularly known by his initials K.C. Das, was a renowned Indian author and translator of the languages of Odia and English (born in 1924; passed away on August 17, 2004). He is renowned for his masterful representation of middle-class choices, disillusionment, and insecurities in Odia. His tales do not engage in moralising or message-delivery; rather, they highlight the facts of ordinary life. In 1976, he won the Sahitya Akademi Prize for his collection of short stories, Thakura Ghara. Moreover, he received the Bishuva Puraskar in 1992 and the Sarala Puraskar in 1985. Books Info Books nameTharutie / ଥରୁଟିଏ AuthorKishori…

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Kishori Charan Dass one of the most celebrated writers in India today.He writes primarily in Oriya, the language of his native state. Born in 1924, in Cuttack, Orissa, he graduated from Patna University in 1942°with a degree in history and distinction in English and Sanskrit.He received his master’s degree in history in 1942 from Patna University and in 1947 was awarded an LLB by Utkal University. He was employed in the Indian Audit and Accounts Service, from which he retired in 1982 as an additional deputy comptroller and auditor general of India, having served as accountant general of various states…

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Kishori Charan Das, born in 1924, is a bilingual author who mostly writes short tales, poems, and essays in Oriya and English. He was a member of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service, which gave him the chance to travel widely inside India and internationally. He served for quite extended periods of time in Calcutta, Delhi, Washington, D.C., USA, and Swaziland in South Africa. As a result, the incidents and people in his short tales are pulled from a variety of cultures while still sharing middle-class concerns, ideals, hopes, and frustrations. He has so far written 13 volumes of short…

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