By

Sitakant Mahapatra

Serial

15471

Publisher

Prafulla, Orissa

Description

186 pages

ISBN / ISSN No.

8190158988

Subject

1. Performing art -- Orissa (India); 2. Folk art -- Orissa (India); 3. Folk performances -- Orissa (India); 4. Classical performances -- Orissa (India).

Summay

The folk art of Orissa, like all folk art, originated in the lifestyle of the people, are nourished by the generations and carried forward over time. The rhythms of folk life pulsate in them. The entire business of living is punctuated by performances that belong to the community. Sitakant Mahapatra is a major voice in modern Indian poetry. His anthologies have been published in all the Indian languages and in eleven non-Indian languages including Spanish, French, German, Russian, Chinese, Arabic and Hebrew. He has received the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award, Sahitya Akademi Award and the Kabir Samman. He is one of the foremost interpreters of the oral poetry of Indian Tribes, and UNESCO has published a volume of oral poetry, They Sing life, edited by him. His earlier collections of essays, The Role of Tradition in Literature and Tradition and the Modern Artist have established him as an intellectual of rare eminence. A Padmabhusan awardee, recently Soka University conferred on him its ‘Highest Honour’ in a special convocation.

Keyword

Performing art of Orissa, Prahlad nataka, pala, chhau dance, jatra, Gotipua, patta painting, Saroa art.

DDC Classification No.

745.0954133

Accession No.

15471

Shelving location

45

Status

Available

Category

Performing Art-india