| Birth name | Jitendra Narayan Dash |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 3 August 1953 (age 73) |
| Birth place | Khandapada, Nayagarh district, Odisha |
| Occupation | Lecturer |
| Language | Odia |
| Alma mater | Utkal University |
| Spouse | Jayanti Panda |
| Awards | Sahitya akademi Bal award |
Jitendra Narayan Dash (birth 3 August 1953),[1] 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.[2] He retired as the Principal of Samanta Chandra Sekhara College, Puri. He is a founder member of Aama Odisha.[3]
Works
He is the author of more than 100 books, including 15 collections of short-stories.[4]
Children's literature
- 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 Children, 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,2015
Awards
- Sahitya Akademi Bal Puraskar, 2014[5][6]
- Odisha Vigyan Academy Popular Science-writer award, 1999 [7][8]
- NCERT Prize for Children's Literature,1989
- Odisha Sahitya Academy award, 1987[9]
References
- ^ "PROFORMA - JNDASH". scscollege.nic.in. Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ Michael Heyman, Sumanyu Satapthy, & Anushka Ravishankar, Eds. (2007). The Tenth Rasa: An Anthology of Indian Nonsense. Penguin Books India. pp. 213–. ISBN 978-0-14-310086-7.
- ^ "Welcome to Aama Odisha"
- ^ "Dash Benhur - Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Bal Sahitya". IncredibleOrissa. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "SAHITYA : Akademi Awards". Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Odisha writer Dash Benhur gets Central Sahitya Akademi award". OdishaSunTimes. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "Welcome to Muse India". www.museindia.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
- ^ "ଗୋଟିଏ ଦିନରେ ଦାଶ ବେନହୁରଙ୍କ ୧୨ ଟି ପୁସ୍ତକ ଲୋକାର୍ପିତ"
- ^ "ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡେମୀ ପୁରସ୍କୃତ ପୁସ୍ତକ ଓ ଲେଖକ". Odisha Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016. Archived 13 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine