47th Jnanpith awardfor 2011. --Prathiba Ray

 

47th Jnanpith awardfor 2011.   --

Prathiba Ray

Born in 1943, Ray is one of the widely-read Oriya novelists and short story writers, communique . "Her novels and stories are deeply and persuasively grounded in the great tradition of story-telling which brings characters and situations alive. She has a unique skill in developing the themes without being pretentious,'' 
Ray, who got Padma Shri in 2007, has 20 novels, 24 short stories' collections, 10 travelogues, two poetry collections besides a number of essays to her credit.

NOVELS

• Barsa Basanta Baishakha, 1974
• Aranya, 1977
• Nishidha Prithivi, 1978
• Parichya, 1979
• Aparichita, 1979. (A film was made & won Best Film-Story award from Orissa State Govt., Department of Culture)
• Punyatoya, 1979. (Tr. To Hindi)
• Meghamedura, 1980
• Ashabari, 1980
• Ayamarambha, 1981
• Nilatrishna, 1981. (Tr. to Hindi)
• Samudrara Swara, 1982. (Tr. to Hindi)
• Shilapadma, 1983. (Orissa Sahitya Academy Award, 1985; Tr. to Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Punjabi and English)^[4]
• Yajnaseni, 1984 (Moorti Devi Award,1991 and Sarala Award, 1990. Tr. to English, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hungerian) ^[5]
• Dehatit, 1986
• Uttarmarg, 1988. (Tr. to Hindi & Punjabi)
• Adibhoomi (Tr. to Hindi & English)
• Mahamoh, 1998 (To be published in Hindi, Bengali & Malayalam)
• Magnamati, 2004

TRAVELOGUE

• Maitri Padapara Shakha Prashakha (USSR), 1990
• Dura Dwividha (UK, France), 1999
• Aparadhira Sweda (Australia), 2000

SHORT STORIES

• Samanya Kathana - 1978
• Gangashiuli - 1979
• Asamapta - 1980
• Aikatana - 1981
• Anabana - 1983
• Hatabaksa - 1983
• Ghasa O Akasa
• Chandrabhaga O Chandrakala - 1984
• Shrestha Galpa - 1984
• Abykta (made into a Telefilm) - 1986
• Itibut - 1987
• Haripatra - 1989
• Prthak Isvara - 1991
• Bhagavanara Desa - 1991
• Manushya Swara - 1992
• Swa-nirvachita Sreshtha Galpa - 1994
• Sashthasati - 1996
• Moksha (made into a Feature Film, that received the Best Regional Film award) - 1996 ^[6]
• Ullaghna (Sahitya Akademi Award,2000) - 1998
• Nivedanam-Idam - 2000
• Gandhinka - 2002
• Jhoti-paka-Kantha - 2006