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Manmohan Mishra (Hindi: मनमोहन मिश्रा;[1] also known as Manmohan Misra (Odia: ମନମୋହନ ମିଶ୍ରା) was an Odia revolutionary poet during the freedom movement from Odisha, India.[2][3][4] He participated in India's freedom struggle against the British occupation of India.[5][6][7] The British banned and destroyed many of his works.[8][9] His poetry gave the State of Odisha's mill workers and farmers a voice.[10][11][12]

Education and Political Life

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Manmohan Mishra studied English Literature in Ravenshaw College and was the Founding President of the Ravenshaw College Students' Union.[13] He was suspended after taking the initiative to take down the British flag from the College pole. Manmohan joined the fight for freedom after quitting his studies.[14][15] He was a member of Indian People's Theater Association (IPTA).[16] From early life Mishra had interest in Indian politics, Manmohan was elected the Chairman of Cuttack Municipality in 1959.[17] He strategized the victory of Indian National Congress in Odisha in 1961. In 1965, he was ousted from All India Congress Committee (AICC) because of his support of the students' agitation against the Government. Manmohan continued as a left-leaning Independent for the rest of his life.

Literary Career

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Manmohan's early literary compositions were used in marches, meetings and in stage shows. [18] They were banned from circulation by the British. Manmohan succeeded in recreating many of them from memory[19] A three-part series travel diary recollecting his travel to Helsinki is among the early travel literature of Odisha[20]. A translation of the collection of poems by Soviet poets has been a unique addition to Odia literature. ରୁଷୀୟ ସଂଗୀତାବଳୀ[21] (Anthology of Poems from Russia) published in 1967 won the Soviet Land Nehru Award for the year. Two other translations Maxim Gorky's "On Literature"[22][23] and Thomas Mann's "The Transposed Heads"[24][25] appeared the following year. Manmohan produced two research books on Odia linguistics (i) ଚଳନ୍ତି ଭାଷାର ପ୍ରୟୋଗ caḻanti bhāṣāra prayoga,[26] (The use and application of current language) and (ii) ଚଳନ୍ତି ଭାଷାର ବିଜ୍ଞାନ caḻanti bhāṣāra bijñāna[27] (the science of the current language) in 1969..

Death and Memorial

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Manmohan was detected with Alzheimer's disease in 1999[8]. He died of a stroke on November 19, 2000 at Kalinga Hospital in Bhubaneswar[8].A statue was unveiled in Cuttack, by the town Mayor on March 23, 2024.

References

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  1. ^ Mahotsav, Amrit. "Manmohan Mishra". Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Archived from the original on 2023-07-02. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  2. ^ "Poet of the masses Manmohan Mishra is yet of utmost Relevance for real Republic: Asish Mohapatra". Orissa Matters. 2012-11-23. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  3. ^ Misra, Gopal Chandra (1964). "India Literature, Sahitya Academi". www.jstor.org. 7 (2). JSTOR 23329253. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Manmohan Mishra Quotes (Author of Self Help)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  5. ^ "मनमोहन मिश्र का रचना-संसार │ हिन्दवी". Hindwi (in Hindi). Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  6. ^ Mahotsav, Amrit. "Manmohan Mishra". Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Archived from the original on 2023-07-02. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  7. ^ ରବି ଦାସ; ରବି ଦାସ (2006). ମନମୋହନ ମିଶ୍ର ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥାବଳୀ, ଭାଗ ୧ (in Hindi).
  8. ^ a b c Mahapatra, Ashish (2012). Koti kaNthara spandana କୋଟି କଣ୍ଠର ସ୍ପନ୍ଦନ (in Odia) (1st ed.). Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India: Samyabadi.
  9. ^ Pattanyak, Subhash Chandra (November 23, 2012). "Poet of the masses Manmohan Mishra is yet of utmost Relevance for real Republic: Asish Mohapatra". Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  10. ^ Kalinga TV (2024-03-23). Statue of Late Manmohan Mishra unveils at Chauliaganj in Cuttack || Kalinga TV. Retrieved 2024-06-01 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ Service, Express News (2023-08-11). "Odia poets' contributions highlighted". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  12. ^ "मेरा परिचय | हिन्दवी". Hindwi (in Hindi). Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  13. ^ Mohanty, Nivedita (2017). Ravenshaw College -Orissa's Temple of Learning, 1868-2006 (1st ed.). India: Prafulla, Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, India. p. 230. ISBN 978-93-80768-09-0.
  14. ^ Pradhan, Prshant Kumar (2017). "The Communist Movement of Odisha". Proceedings of India History Congress. 78: 1119–1128. JSTOR 26906190 – via JSTOR.
  15. ^ "Bhakti movement in Odisha and its impact on the society of Odisha". YUG SCHOOL. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  16. ^ Pradhan, Prasant (2018). "The Communists of Odisha and Post -Independence Class Struggle". Proceedings of Indian History Congress, 2018 – via www.academia.edu.
  17. ^ "Orissa Municipal Election Validation Ordinance, 1959 Section 3(1)". www.courtkutchehry.com. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  18. ^ Rath, Brajanath (2008). ବିପ୍ଳବୀ ମନମୋହନ ସ୍ମୃତି ସଞ୍ଚୟନ (bipaabi manamohana smruti sanchayana) (in Odia) (1st ed.). India: Subarnashrre prakashini, Motiganj, Balasore 3, India. pp. 11–14, 18–22, 23–32.
  19. ^ Misra, Manmohan (2000). କୌମି ନାରା Quomi nara (in Odia) (1st ed.). Cuttack, India: Bidyaratna Prakashana, Tarapur, Cuttack.
  20. ^ Misra, Manmohan (2017). ମନମୋହନ ମିଶ୍ର ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥାବଳୀ ଚତୁର୍ଥ ଭାଗ - ଏସିଆର ନିଦ୍ରିତା ରାଜକନ୍ୟା, ଚିରଯୌବନର ଦେଶ, ସମରକନ୍ଦରେ ଗୋଟିଏ ଦିନ [Odia] (in Odia) (1st ed.). TTarpur, Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, India: Bidyaratna Prakashana. pp. 125–264.
  21. ^ Misra, Manmohan (1967). ରୁଷୀୟ ସଂଗୀତାବଳି (in Odia) (ist ed.). Cuttack, India: bāṇī bhaṇḍāra, Cuttack, ବାଣୀ ଭଣ୍ଡାର, କଟକ.
  22. ^ Gorki, Maxim (1930). On Literature (1st ed.). Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, Moscow.
  23. ^ Misra, Manmohan (1965). ମୋର ଅନୁଭୂତି (in Odia) (1st ed.). Cuttack, India: Cuttack Trading Company, Cuttack.
  24. ^ Mann, Thomas (1941). The Transposed Heads (ist ed.). New York: Alfred A Knopf.
  25. ^ Misra, Manmohan (1966). ପାଲଟା ମଣିଷ (in Odia) (1st ed.). Cuttack, Indai: Cuttack Trading Company.
  26. ^ Misra, Manmohan (1971). ଚଳନ୍ତି ଭାଷାର ପ୍ରୟୋଗ (in Odia) (1st ed.). Cuttack, India: J. Mahapatra & Co.
  27. ^ "Chalanti Bhasara Bigyana (MM Mishra, 1971) p.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 2022-12-28.