Yashodhara Mishra
Indian writer and poet
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Dr. Yashodhara Mishra (born 1951) is a Odia writer and poet. She is a professor of English who has published poems, several collections of short stories and novels. She was a fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study.
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| Born | 1951 (age 74–75) Sambalpur, Odisha, India |
| Occupation | Writer, poet |
| Language | Odia |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award (2020) |
Life
Mishra was born in Sambalpur in 1951. She is a poet and a professor of English who has published several collections of short stories and novels. She has worked in the Odia language, Hindi and English.[1]
Mishra has garnered a number of awards including the Katha Prize Story award.[2]
She is a fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study where her research includes rituals and gender and the Women of Orissa.[3]
Mishra won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Odia in 2020 for her book, Samudrakula Ghara.[4]
Awards
- 2020: Sahitya Akademi Award, for Samudrakula Ghara
