Dash Benhur
Odia writer
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Quick Facts
| Intro | Odia writer | |
| A.K.A. | Jitendra Narayan Dash | |
| A.K.A. | Jitendra Narayan Dash | |
| Places | India | |
| is | Writer | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Profiles |  | |
| Birth | 3 August 1953, Khandapada, Nayagarh district, Odisha, India | |
| Age | 71 years | |
| Star sign | Leo |
The details
Biography
Jitendra Narayan Dash (birth 3 August 1953), who writes under the pseudonym of Dash Benhur is a Sahitya Akademi award winner writer from Odisha. He was born in Khandapada in Nayagarh district, Odisha. He retired as the Principal of Samanta Chandrasekhar (Autonomous) College, Puri. He is a founder member of Aama Odisha.
Works
He is the author of more than 100 books, including 15 collections of short-stories.
Childrens's literaturer
- The Puduga king & other stories, 2013
- Unforgettable Stories, 2007
- A Basket of Stories (Stories), 2005
- The Story of Maita (Novel), 2005
- Manu and the Sparrow (Story), 2001
- Play Fun with Riddles (Riddles), 2001
- My Pet Poetry Book (Poem), 2001
- All Time Rhymes for Chlidren, 2001
- Rhymes for Little Reema, 2001
Short stories
- Kaanduri and Other Stories, 2015
- Gandhi Tales from Odisha, 2013
- Alms and other stories, 2008
- The Tribute and other stories, 2006
- The Drawing and other stories, 1987
Novel
- Pagadi purusha,2 015
- "Dash Benhur - Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Bal Sahitya". IncredibleOrissa. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
Awards
- Sahitya Akademi Bal Puraskar, 2014
- Odisha Vigyan Academy Popular Science-writer award, 1999
- NCERT Prize for Children’s Literature,1989
- Odisha Sahitya Academy award, 1987
- "SAHITYA : Akademi Awards". Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- "Odisha writer Dash Benhur gets Central Sahitya Akademi award". OdishaSunTimes. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- http://www.museindia.com/authprofile.asp?id=1688
- http://odishan.com/?p=7613
- "ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡେମୀ ପୁରସ୍କୃତ ପୁସ୍ତକ ଓ ଲେଖକ". Odisha Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 12 June 2016.