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.
Works
Poetry collections
Naimisharanya
Ekatra chandrasurjya
Nila Nirbapana
Hirabyabarna
Shubhradhara
Mayandhakara
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)