Gouri Kumar Brahma

Gouri Kumar Brahma
Born(1920-02-20)20 February 1920
Prataplaxmanpur, Bhanjanagar, Ganjam
Died29 September 2011(2011-09-29) (aged 91)
EducationPost Graduate
Alma materUtkal University
OccupationsEducationist, Writer
ChildrenDebu Brahma, Dr. Mamata Brahma
Writing career
LanguageOdia, Sanskrit
GenresPoetry Criticism, Interpretation, Prayers and devotions
SubjectOdia culture
Notable workJagannatha keertanam
Notable awardsSarala Samman, Orissa Sahitya Akademi

Gouri Kumar Brahma (20 February 1920 – 29 September 2011) was an academic, literary critic, orator and writer. His works are mainly in Odia and Sanskrit. He was popular for his talks on Jagannath culture and literature of Upendra Bhanja in Odia, English Sanskrit and Hindi. He died at Bhubaneswar.

Early life and family

Gourikumar's father was Chandrasekhar Brahma and Mother was Savitri Devi. His birthplace was at Prataplaxmanpur village of Bhanjanagar. He got his early education in Ganjam district. He got his post graduate degree from Utkal University.While he was a student he studied classical literatures in Odia as well as Sanskrit such as Amarakosha, Kumara Sambhavam, Raghuvaṃśa, Meghadutam, Shishupala Vadha, Kirātārjunīya, Shiddhanta Darpana, Geeta Govinda, Bhagabata, Saptachandi. He was married to Satyabhama, daughter of Poet Godabarish Mohapatra.

Career

He served as a teacher for some time at kazipur and Digapahandi. He worked as a lecturer in Odia. He also served as Odisha Sahitya Akademi, Odisha Sangita nataka Akademi and Odisha Lalitakala Akademi. He served as deputy Director of Department of Culture and Tourism, Government Of Odisha. he also served as chief tourism adviser to Government of Odisha. He retired as a Reader of Odia at Ravenshaw College. Throughout his career he wrote a number of critiques, interpretations on Odia literature such as on works of Upendra Bhanja, Abhimanyu Samanta Sinhara and others. He has been described as a "incomparable orator". He has been given epithets such as Purusha Saraswati, Sahitya Martanda, Kabi Kokila, Utkala Vachaspati.

Awards

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gouri Kumar Brahma dead - Bhubaneswar News". The Times of India. 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2020-04-23. Brahma had received Orissa Sahitya Akademi and Sarala Samman for his contribution to the field of literature.
  2. 1 2 3 4 ମହାପାତ୍ର, ଖଗେଶ୍ୱର (28 September 2018). "ପ୍ରଫେସର ଗୌରୀକୁମାର ବ୍ରହ୍ମା: ଏକ ସସ୍ନେହ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିପାତ" [Prof. Gaurikumar Brahma: A sympathetic view]. ସମାଜ (in Odia).
  3. ↑ "Gauri Kumar Brahma passes away". dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 14 December 2012. Pandit Gauri Kumar Brahma passed away at the Vivekanand Hospital here at about 1.30 pm on Thursday.[dead link]
  4. ↑ ଗୌରୀ କୁମାର ବ୍ରହ୍ମା, ବିବେକାନନ ପାଣିଗ୍ରାହୀ (2012-04-01). ଗୋଦାବରୀଶ ରଚନାବଳୀ- ପ୍ରଥମ ଖଣ୍ଡ (in Odia). କଟକ: Granthamandir. p. 13.
  5. ↑ Dutt, K.C.; Sahitya Akademi (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. Sahitya Akademi. p. 192. ISBN 978-81-260-0873-5. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  6. ↑ "Eminent Scholar Gouri Brahma passes away". News18. 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  7. ↑ "Eminent Scholar Gouri Brahma passes away". News18. 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2020-04-23. Governor M C Bhandare described him as an incomparable orator whose command over Oriya literature and language, especially Kavi Samrat Upendra Bhanja's works, was unparalled [sic].