Manmohan Acharya Biography

Indian poet

Manmohan Acharya was a poet and lyricist from India. His Sanskrit poems and lyrics have been put to music and danced to in the Odissi cl*ical Indian dance form. A devotional song from his Gitamohanam was featured in the 2009 Bollywood movie, The Desire. He was also a researcher and published author.

Early life

Manmohan Acharya was born in 1967 in Lathanga, a village in the Jagatsinghpur district of Orissa, India to Pandit Mayadhar Acharya and Parvati Devi.

Acharya receives the Chinta O Chetana award for poetry

Poetry

His poetry includes the following works:

• Gitamohanam. One of its devotional songs features in the 2009 movie The Desire.
• Gita-bhaaratam (lyrics). A compilation of patriotic songs.
• Gita milindam (lyrics) consists of 15 songs (gunjans) with different rhythms.
• Palli-panchaasika (1987) - a Sanskrit minor poem (Khaṇḍakāvya)
• Subhasa-charitam - in Mahakavya style
• Sri Sivananda-Laharika - in Kāvya style
• Yati-giti-satakam (Sataka-kavya)

Dance drama

He has written dance dramas including:

• Arjuna-Pratijnaa
• Shrita-kamalam
• Pada-pallavam
• Divya-Jayadevam
• Ravana
• Pingalaa
• Mrtyu
• Sthitaprajnah
• Tantram
• Purva-sakuntalam
• Uttara-sakuntalam

Famous Indian Dance Drama, Mrtyuh by Srjan, Script written by VanikaviFamous Indian Dance Drama, Tantra by Srjan, Script written by Vanikavi

Translation

• Gitagovinda of Jayadev as Gitagovind Rasaavali

Research

With Famous Sanskrit Poet Prof. R.K.Sharma

1. Sistaachaara (Book)
2. Maagha And Bhanja in Picture Poetry (book)
3. Indian Trend of Human Rights
4. An Algebraic Operation in Vedic Mathematics;
5. Sharadindu-sundara-ruchih devi, Vani vaa Shakti-ruupini;
6. Sixty Four Arts, A Study;
7. Contribution of Sanskrit in Advancement of Oriya Language;
8. An Encyclopedic Dictionary Of Yajurvedic Upanishads (Book)
9. Vedic Research In Orissa during 20th Century
10. Mind in Shiva-samkalpa hymn, A psycho-philosophical *ysis
11. Bhaarata-pamkaja-dalamidam Utkal-mandala-miti viditam yat;
12. Description of Heart in Upanisads
13. Concept of Human Rights in Vedic Tradition;
14. Vedic Trend of Human Rights vrs. Varna- Ashrama System;
15. Financial Emergency:: Kautilya's Arthashastra vis-a-vis Indian Cons*ution;
16. Kavivara- Bhaarata-varsham Shrauta-puraatanamaarsham;
17. Tarka Vaachaspati Madhusudan Mishra, A study
18. Map of Puranic India

Awards

• Sanskrit Eloquency Award, Vikram University, Ujjain, M.P., 1990
• Vanikavi Award from Vanivinodi Parishad, Utkal University, 1991
• Doctor of Philosophy from Sri Jagannath Sanskrit University, 2003
• Gita-Saarasa Award from Christ College, Cuttack administration, 05.02.2005
• Delhi Sanskrit Academy Award for instant poem writing, 2007
• Ananda Bharadvaja Sammanah, 2007
• Lokakavyanidhi Award, from All India Lokabhasa Prachara Samiti, Puri, 2008
• Bharata-Bharati-Samman from National Sanskrit Sahitya Academy, 2009
• Abhinava Jayadeva Samman, 2009, Bhaktakavi Sri Jayadeva Samaroha samiti
• Sanskrit Sangeet Nataka Academy Award, 2010
• Fellowship of Vachaspati from Saraswati Research Ins*ute
• Chinta Chetana National Baisakhi Award, 2012

Death

Acharya died at his residence in Cuttack on 2013.

References

External links

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