Mayadhar Mansingh

Mayadhar Mansingh (13 November 1905 – 11 October 1973) was an Indian poet and writer who wrote in Odia. He received the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in India, in 1967.

Personal life Mansingh was born in Nandala village, Ramalenka Grampanchayat, Krushnaprasad Tahasil of Puri district, Odisha, India. He was married to Hemalata and had 5 children. From oldest to youngest, "Lalatendu, Lalitendu, Labanyendu (deceased) and Nivedita and the youngest daughter, Sanghamitra(deceased)." His second son was a former diplomat, Foreign Secretary of India, a former High Commissioner of India to the UK, and a former Ambassador of India to the United States, Lalit Mansingh. Some of his notable works include poems Krushna, Kamalayana, Kōṇārka and Ēi sahakāra taḷē.

Mansingh authored several research articles on the history of Odia literature, a subject in which he had abiding interest. He also authored a history of the Odia language, documenting the general use of the language, as also the development of Odia literature. The treatise, Ōḍiā Sāhitẏara Itihāsa (History of Odia language), was published in 1962.

Mansingh has also introduced some works of William Shakespeare into Odia literature. He has translated Shakespeare's Hamlet and Othello into Odia.

Literary contribution

Poetry Dhũpa Sadhaba jhia Jema Malayana Konark Pujajemi Rūpadēbatā Dūrē raha Hemasasya Hemapuspa Palīsandhẏā Mahānadīrē jẏōtsnā bihāra Kamalayana Premasasya Upekhita Matti bani Jibana chita Akhyata Krudha Sindhu bindhu Nikyana

Essay Ōḍiā Sāhitẏara Itihāsa ("History of Odia language") (1962) Saraswati Fakiramohan (Biography of Fakirmohan Senapati) Sikshabitra Gatha ("Story of an Educationist") Kabi O Kabita ("Poet and Poetry") Translation He translated famous Shakespeare tragedy Hamlet and Othello in Odia.

Dr Mayadhar Mansingh Memorial High School

Dr Mayadhar Mansingh Memorial High School is established in the year 1982 in Nandala Village of Krushnaprasad.