DR. KALICHARAN PATNAIK

   DR. KALICHARAN PATNAIK

                        Birth-23.12.1897                     Death-1978

     He occupies a unique place in Oriya drama literature. For about half a century he had made experiment in Oriya drama uninterruptedly in new style and dimension and has made it prosperous. For his talent in drama the Gajapati of Puri Sri Rama Chandra Dev in 1927 had adorned him the title of ‘KABICHANDRA’. In 1944 Utkala Sahitya Samaj had also conferred on his the ‘NATYA CHARYA’ title. In 1975 Sambalpur University had conferred upon him the he had got award of Sangeeta Natak Academy for his drama. In 1977 Kendra Sahitya Academy had awarded “Kumbhar Chaka”, his autobiography.                                                        

                                      HIS WORK

MELODIOUS DRAMA-

‘KALANKA VANJANA’

‘DARIDRYA VANJANA MILANA MADHURI’

‘SRI RADHA’

 ‘BANSARIRA BILAPA’

‘BAHAVIHAR’

‘KAUTUKA CHINTAMANI’

‘BIDYAVALI’

‘KISHORE CHANDRANANDA’

‘CHAMPU’         

‘GITA GOBINDA’       

‘PRITISUDHAKARA’ 

‘MANINI’  

‘AKHI RA DEKHA’

MYTOLOGICAL DRAMA –

‘DHRUBA’    

‘MRUGAYA’

‘SAKUNTALA’

‘HARISCHANDRA’  

‘CHAKRI'

‘DASABHUJA’

HISTORICAL DRAMA  -

‘ABHIJANA’ (1946)

‘MALATI’

‘RAKTA MANDARA’

CHARACTER  DRAMA-   

‘JAYADEVA’

‘SARALA DAS’

‘JAGANNATH DAS’

SOCIAL  DRAMA- 

‘PRATISODHA’

‘GIRK SCHOLL’ (1942)

‘AHUTI’

 ‘CHUMBANA’

‘KAMALA’ (1943)

‘BHATA’ (1945)

‘HURANCHAL’ (1946)

‘RAKTAMATI ‘(1947)

‘PHATABHUIN’          

‘SANDHANA ‘(1953)

‘HIRAKHANDA’ (1953)

STORY-

 ‘BANAPHULA’

POEM-       

‘CHANDRIKA’

‘PHULARENU’

‘ANANGA’

ACT PLAY-

 ‘PANCHARANGA’    

‘SADARASA’

‘SAPTAPRANI JIBITA TARPANA’

 ‘JUGAPURUSHA’      

‘MANCHADHARA’