Mamata Dash

Mamata Dash (nee Mohapatra ; born 4 October 1947) is an Odia poet, writer and translator. She was awarded the Odisha Sahitya Academy Award for her poetry collection Ekatra Chandrasurya.

Early life
Dash was born on 4 October 1947 at Jagatsinghpur. Her father Ramachandra Mohapatra was a doctor. Her mother was Pankajmala. She had four sisters and three brothers. Her early education came at Jagatsinghpur before she moved to Ravenshaw Girls School, Cuttack. She started writing aged nine.

Poetry collections

 * Naimisharanya
 * Ekatra chandrasurjya
 * Nila Nirbapana
 * Hirabyabarna
 * Shubhradhara
 * Mayandhakara
 * Shunya chitrayana
 * Shunya chitrayana

Stories

 * Anya Jagatara Sakala
 * Antarala Drushya
 * Arundhatira sandhya
 * Padma Purusha

Essays

 * Ama Sahityare Shriradha bilasa
 * Atikramana
 * Aneka jharaka

Novels

 * Kehi Jane bishakha

English

 * A moment beyond time
 * Maker's of Indian literature -Bhubanaswara Behera

Translation

 * Prathama Aloka
 * Bohu Thakuranira Hats
 * Chetanara Abhiyatra
 * Bharatara punarjanma
 * Shri Ma nka Agenda

Recognition

 * Odisha Sahitya Academy Award, 1987
 * Bhanuji Rao Award from Gangadhara Rath foundation
 * Bharata Naik Smriti Sammana from Sambalpur University, Odisha
 * Bishuba Sammana
 * Bharatiya Bhasa Parishada Award
 * Kalindi Charan smruti sammana
 * Sachi Rautray sammana
 * Sammana from Dharitri, Istahaar, Lekhaka samukhya, nilakain, Phakir Morgan Sahitya Sansada
 * Fellowship from Government of India (Department of culture)