# Dash Benhur

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**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](/source/Khandapada) in [Nayagarh district](/source/Nayagarh_district), [Odisha](/source/Odisha).[2] He retired as the Principal of [Samanta Chandra Sekhara College](/source/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

1. ["PROFORMA - JNDASH"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130503022511/http://www.scscollege.nic.in/lecturerbiodata/JNDASH.pdf). scscollege.nic.in. Archived from [the original](http://www.scscollege.nic.in/lecturerbiodata/JNDASH.pdf) on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.

1. Michael Heyman, Sumanyu Satapthy, & Anushka Ravishankar, Eds. (2007). [*The Tenth Rasa: An Anthology of Indian Nonsense*](https://books.google.com/books?id=lcur6s36gnEC&pg=PA213). Penguin Books India. pp. 213–. ISBN 978-0-14-310086-7.

1. ["Welcome to Aama Odisha"](http://www.aamaodisha.org.in/pratistha-sadasya.php)

1. ["Dash Benhur - Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Bal Sahitya"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230929064150/https://incredibleorissa.com/dash-benhur-kendra-sahitya-akademi-award/). *IncredibleOrissa*. 23 August 2014. Archived from [the original](http://incredibleorissa.com/dash-benhur-kendra-sahitya-akademi-award/) on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2016.

1. ["SAHITYA : Akademi Awards"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150630000355/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/bal%20sahitya%20samman_suchi.jsp). Archived from [the original](http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/bal%20sahitya%20samman_suchi.jsp) on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2016.

1. ["Odisha writer Dash Benhur gets Central Sahitya Akademi award"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140923041930/http://odishasuntimes.com/81286/odisha-writer-dash-benhur-gets-central-sahitya-akademi-award/). OdishaSunTimes. 22 August 2014. Archived from [the original](http://odishasuntimes.com/81286/odisha-writer-dash-benhur-gets-central-sahitya-akademi-award/) on 23 September 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.

1. ["Welcome to Muse India"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160305163855/http://www.museindia.com/authprofile.asp?id=1688). *www.museindia.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.museindia.com/authprofile.asp?id=1688) on 2016-03-05.

1. ["ଗୋଟିଏ ଦିନରେ ଦାଶ ବେନହୁରଙ୍କ ୧୨ ଟି ପୁସ୍ତକ ଲୋକାର୍ପିତ"](http://odishan.com/?p=7613)

1. ["ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡେମୀ ପୁରସ୍କୃତ ପୁସ୍ତକ ଓ ଲେଖକ"](https://archive.today/20160613164155/http://odishasahityaakademi.org/sahitya-award5.php). Odisha Sahitya Akademi. Archived from [the original](http://odishasahityaakademi.org/sahitya-award5.php) on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201013010330/http://odishasahityaakademi.org/sahitya-award5.php) 13 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine

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