Memories of artist and litterateur Dinanath Pathy’s book Digapahandira Drawing Mastre, that had won the Orissa Sahitya Akademi Award, have come afresh in the minds of readers as an English translation of the same was launched recently.
An autobiographical account of the veteran artist and arts historian’s association with his village Digapahandi in Ganjam district, the book is titled The Drawing Master of Digapahandi. Niranjan Mohanty, who died in 2008, had translated the book from Oriya.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dinanath Pathy
Dinanath Pathy, is a practising contemporary painter, writer and art historia. Designed and curated International Exhibitions-Indian Popular Art in Sweden and USSR for Festival Orissan Festival in Indonesia. Acted as Commissioner, Director and Jury for prestigious International events like, 7th Triennale India, 4th Cairo Biennale, National Contemporary Art Exhibition etc. Co-author to Dr. Eberhard Fischer for publications-Orissa Kunst and Kulture in Nordost Indien, 1980, Die Perlenkette Dem Geliebten Elf illustrierte Palmblatter Zur Rasika Haravali, 1990, Murals for goddesses and Gods-The Tradition of Osakothi Ritual Paintings in Orissa, 1996. Illustrated Childern books for Unicef, New York in collaboration with Eberhard and Barbara Fischer. Author of Traditional Paintings of Orissa, Essence of Orissan Paintings, Painted Icons and Mural Paintings in Orissa. Exhibited in India and in Zurich, Japan, Indonesia, Sweden, Moscow, China and London. Awarded President of India Silver Plaque for Painting, A.L. Basham Memorial Awarded President of India Silver Plaque for Painting, A.L. Basham Memorial Award for Research, Sahitya Akademi Award for Creative Writing, and Certificate of Honour in 98 International China Art Expo. Recipient of British Council Fellowship, Nehru Trust, Victoria & Albert Museum Fellowship, Japan Foundation Fellowship and BEF Foundation, Zurich Fellowship. Held important assignments-Curator of Art and Crafts, Orissa State Museum, Founder Principal, B.K. College of Art and Crafts, Bhubaneswar and Secretary, Lalit Kala akademi, New Delhi. Now working on "Renewal Art-The Indian Tradition with specific reference to the work of Citrakaras in Orissa" on a Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowsship.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Niranjan Mohanty
Prof. (Dr.) Niranjan Mohanty is an M.D. in Homoeopathy of the Utkal University, Orissa. He is in the teaching profession for last twenty-seven years and now in the post of Professor and H.O.D. of the Post Graduate faculty of Repertory, in Dr. Abhin Chandra Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Bhubaneswar. Gained clinical and teaching experience with examinership and guide of different Universities of the state of Orissa and outside. He has a research bias and worked as Project coordinator on Sickle Cell Anaemia under Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, New Delhi. He has contributed many valuable articles in various homoeopathic journals, periodicals and magazines and presented number of scientific and medical papers in National and International meets and seminars. Prof. Mohanty is dynamic researcher, academician and good physician. He is now in the chair of President, Indian Institute of Homoeopathic Physician, New Delhi.
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