Modern Odia Prose & Fiction
Contemporary prose, fiction and narratives attentive to social experience.
POET · ACADEMIC · CRITIC · TRANSLATOR
Literature that
bridges languages,
lives & ideas.
Dr. Sanghamitra Bhanja is an academician, critic, poet, short-story writer, lyricist and translator whose work connects modern Odia literature, comparative thought and cultural memory.
11+YearsUniversity teaching
8+YearsResearch management
D.Litt.DegreeSambalpur University
Ph.D.OdiaUtkal University
01 / PORTRAIT
Academic & literary voiceRama Devi Women's University
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A literary life is a conversation between memory, language and the world around us.
— Dr. Sanghamitra Bhanja02 / ABOUT
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A literary scholar with a distinctly human voice.
Dr. Sanghamitra Bhanja is an academician, critic, poet, short-story writer, lyricist and translator specializing in comparative literature and translation studies in Odia and Hindi. She currently leads the P.G. Department of Odia at Rama Devi Women's University.
Her literary work moves between criticism, creative writing, translation and editing, with particular attention to cultural memory and marginalized narratives. Her celebrated work Bruhannalara Abhisara engages the lives and inner worlds of the Kinnar community.
SCHOLARSHIP & PRACTICE
A wide literary horizon.
Her work moves between creative writing, literary criticism, translation, editing and research—bringing different literary traditions into conversation.
Comparative Literature
Odia and Hindi literary traditions studied across language and form.
Translation Studies
Theory and practice of translation as cultural and literary exchange.
Marginalized Studies
Literature that gives space to voices, identities and lived realities.
Departmental Administrative HeadJune 2021 – Present · P.G. Department of Odia, RDWU
Assistant Professor (Odia)2018 – 2021 · Rama Devi Women's University
Lecturer / Guest Faculty2015 – 2018 · Higher education institutions in Odisha
SELECTED WORKS
Books, criticism, poetry
& literary scholarship.
Selected publications from Dr. Bhanja's creative and scholarly journey. Explore the publisher or Amazon for availability.
SBBodhichhayaView publisher ↗Poetry · Original
Bodhichhaya
A long-form poetic work centred on womanhood, inner strength, memory and emotional resilience.
SBBruhannalara AbhisaraView publisher ↗Fiction · Original
Bruhannalara Abhisara
A literary work engaging identity, dignity, marginalised lives and the search for belonging.
SBLalitaView publisher ↗Poetry · Original
Lalita
A poetic exploration of longing, devotion, love and the modern woman.
SBMadhyajugiya Kabya BitanaView publisher ↗Edited · Literary Heritage
Madhyajugiya Kabya Bitana
An edited engagement with major medieval Odia poetic traditions.
SBPrabasi Odia Sahitya: Srusti O SamikshyaView publisher ↗Edited · Literary Studies
Prabasi Odia Sahitya: Srusti O Samikshya
A study and edited volume on the creative and critical dimensions of diaspora Odia literature.
SBPrachina Kabya BitanaView publisher ↗Edited · Literary Heritage
Prachina Kabya Bitana
An edited collection engaging with the classical richness of Odia poetry.
SBSamaja: Darshana O SahityaView publisher ↗Criticism · Research
Samaja: Darshana O Sahitya
Critical writing examining the relationship between society, thought and literature.
SBGourahari Dasanka Saraswata BalayaView publisher ↗Edited · Criticism
Gourahari Dasanka Saraswata Balaya
A critical volume on the literary work of Gourahari Das.
SBPratibha Paricharchha | ପ୍ରତିଭା ପରିଚର୍ଚ୍ଚାView publisher ↗Literature & Fiction
Pratibha Paricharchha | ପ୍ରତିଭା ପରିଚର୍ଚ୍ଚା
A literary critique on the total works of Pratibha Ray,touches various aspects of her creative genius & versatility.
TRANSLATION & EDITORIAL PRACTICE
Carrying the soul of one language into another.
Her translation practice includes Odia–Hindi and Hindi–Odia work, alongside literary and cultural interpretation. Selected works include Kshitis Ke Us Paar, Siddhartha, Suno Radhika, Lout aao Partha, Jeevan Path Par, Rana Se Matia Chhatura, Bishnu Pravakarnka Nirabachita Sishugalpa, Garam Pahada O Anyanya Kahani and Byatha ki Gatha.
ଓଡ଼ିଆ↔हिन्दी↔English
HONOURS & RECOGNITION
A journey shaped by scholarship & service.
Selected honours across literary criticism, research, teaching and public literary service.
2026
Captain Gopinatha Mishra Smaraki Prabandha Samman · Punarnaba Sahitya Sansada Award · Jagabandhu Sing Yuba Gabesana Samman · Gokarnnika Bishuba Prabandha Samman
2025
Adikabi Sarala Das Saraswata Samman · Kabyanjali Samman · Sulekha Lekhika Samman o Lokonatha Mishra Smruti Samman
2024–2020
Binapani Saraswata Samman · Brihaspati Samman · Chalapatha Samman · Global Faculty Award · Sarat Sahitya Samman · Kalinga Iconic Award
2023–2021
Subrat Rath Smaraki Samman · Bira Kalinga Sahitya Ratna Samman · Jhumuka Saraswata Samman · Talapadeswari Prof. Bijoyinee Mohanty Samman
CONTACT
For literary, academic & publishing conversations.
Connect for literary discussion, academic collaboration, translation and publishing enquiries.