Bijay Mishra
Bijay Mishra (Odia: ବିଜୟ ମିଶ୍ର, Urdu: ) born 16 July 1936) is a Dramatist, lyricist and screenwriter from India. He is also a mainstream script writer in Odia Cinema & TV Industry. He is a recipient of the State Sahitya Academy Award (1968, 1988),[1] Konark Samman (1994)[citation needed] as well as the Kendra Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and the Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award.[2]
Early life
Bijay Mishra was born in 1936 in Niligiri, Balasore, Odisha, India.[3]
Starting as a play right from the year 1960. First play “JANANI” staged in Annapurna Theatre, Cuttack, and a professional theatre group in the year 1960. One of the pioneers of the modern theatre movement in the state. A prolific script writer of Odia Film and Television Industry, he was honored with the Think Foundation CSR Lifetime Achievement Award.[4]
His play Tata Niranjana has been translated in Hindi, Nepali, Kannada and in several other Indian languages. This play has won a national award from All India Radio.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Panda, Namita (19 December 2013). "'Hope such injustice will not recur' - Akademi honours an Odia playwright after a gap of almost 40 years". The Telegraph - India.
- ^ Odisha Sun Times Bureau (12 March 2014). "Playwright Bijay Mishra receives Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award". Odisha Sun Times.
- ^ "Dr.Bijay Mishra Biography - Ollywoodmaza - Ollywood News, Reviews, Photos, Wallpaper, Biography".
- ^ "Dr. Bijay Mishra, the doyen of Indian drama and eminent playwright of India receiving the Think Foundation CSR Lifetime Achievement Award at Hotel Crown, Bhubaneswar on August 14, 2015".
- ^ "Dr.Bijay Mishra Biography - Ollywoodmaza - Ollywood News, Reviews, Photos, Wallpaper, Biography".
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Award presented to Odisha's Bijaya Mishra and Arjun Hembram, Odisha Current News, Odisha Latest Headlines".