Manmohan Acharya

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 classical 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.

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 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

Translation Gitagovinda of Jayadev as Gitagovind Rasaavali

Research

Sistaachaara (Book) Maagha And Bhanja in Picture Poetry (book) Indian Trend of Human Rights An Algebraic Operation in Vedic Mathematics; Sharadindu-sundara-ruchih devi, Vani vaa Shakti-ruupini; Sixty Four Arts, A Study; Contribution of Sanskrit in Advancement of Oriya Language; An Encyclopedic Dictionary Of Yajurvedic Upanishads (Book) Vedic Research In Orissa during 20th Century Mind in Shiva-samkalpa hymn, A psycho-philosophical Analysis Bhaarata-pamkaja-dalamidam Utkal-mandala-miti viditam yat; Description of Heart in Upanisads Concept of Human Rights in Vedic Tradition; Vedic Trend of Human Rights vrs. Varna- Ashrama System; Financial Emergency : Kautilya's Arthashastra vis-a-vis Indian Constitution; Kavivara- Bhaarata-varsham Shrauta-puraatanamaarsham; Tarka Vaachaspati Madhusudan Mishra, A study 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 Institute Chinta Chetana National Baisakhi Award, 2012

Death Acharya died at his residence in Cuttack on 2013.