Manmohan Acharya was a poet and lyricist from India. His Sanskrit poems and lyrics have been put to music and danced to in the Odissi classical Indian dance form. A devotional song from his Gitamohanam was featured in the 2009 Bollywood movie, The Desire. He was also a researcher and published author.
Early life Manmohan Acharya was born in 1967 in Lathanga, a village in the Jagatsinghpur district of Orissa, India to Pandit Mayadhar Acharya and Parvati Devi.
Poetry His poetry includes the following works:
Gitamohanam. One of its devotional songs features in the 2009 movie The Desire. Gita-bhaaratam (lyrics). A compilation of patriotic songs. Gita milindam (lyrics) consists of 15 songs () with different rhythms. Palli-panchaasika (1987) - a Sanskrit minor poem (Khaṇḍakāvya) Subhasa-charitam - in Mahakavya style Sri Sivananda-Laharika - in Kāvya style Yati-giti-satakam (Sataka-kavya)
Dance drama He has written dance dramas including: Arjuna-Pratijnaa Shrita-kamalam Pada-pallavam Divya-Jayadevam Ravana Pingalaa Mrtyu Sthitaprajnah Tantram Purva-sakuntalam Uttara-sakuntalam
Translation Gitagovinda of Jayadev as Gitagovind Rasaavali
Research
Sistaachaara (Book)Shishtaachaara, pub. Jayadev Institute of Oriental Research, Cuttack, 1999, Maagha And Bhanja in Picture Poetry (book)Bahitra, Bhanja Research Journal, Bhanjanagar, Orissa, 1998 Indian Trend of Human RightsProceedings of World Sanskrit Conference, Vol-1, Part-II, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rastriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha (Deemed University), New Delhi-110016, An Algebraic Operation in Vedic Mathematics;Proceedings of Research Papers, IX Sessional Conference, 2000, All Orissa Association of College Teachers in Sanskrit, Page-45 Sharadindu-sundara-ruchih devi, Vani vaa Shakti-ruupini;Vasundharaa, Research Journal, Orissa Sanskrit Academy, Bhubaneswar, Vol-II, Page-46, 2003 Sixty Four Arts, A Study;Dharitri, XXXth Annual Edition, 2003, page-25 Contribution of Sanskrit in Advancement of Oriya Language;The Samaj, Oriya Daily, Dt.10.08.2003 An Encyclopedic Dictionary Of Yajurvedic Upanishads (Book)Published by K.Mohapatra, Advocate, Orissa High Court, Cuttack, 2005 Vedic Research In Orissa during 20th CenturySouvenir, XXXIIth All India Oriental Conference, Sampurnananda Sanskrit University, Varanasi, 2004 Mind in Shiva-samkalpa hymn, A psycho-philosophical AnalysisProceedings of U.G.C. Seminar, G.S.College, Athagarh, India, 2008 Bhaarata-pamkaja-dalamidam Utkal-mandala-miti viditam yat;The Samaj, Oriya Daily, Sunday Special Issue, Dt.14.03.2004 Description of Heart in Upanisads Concept of Human Rights in Vedic Tradition; Vedic Trend of Human Rights vrs. Varna- Ashrama System;Samskruta Mandaakini, Lokabhasa Prachara Samiti, 2007, Page-69 Financial Emergency : Kautilya's Arthashastra vis-a-vis Indian Constitution;Proceedings of U.G.C. Seminar, Udala College, Mayurbhanj, India, 2006 Kavivara- Bhaarata-varsham Shrauta-puraatanamaarsham;Vanamala, Research Journal of Shrirangam, Kaviraja Banamali Das Commemoration Volume, 2009, page-76 Tarka Vaachaspati Madhusudan Mishra, A studyThe Samaj, Oriya Daily, Sunday Special Issue, Dt.25.02.2007 Map of Puranic IndiaVanajyostna, Annual Journal, Banki Autonomous College, India, 2001–2002
Awards Sanskrit Eloquency Award, Vikram University, Ujjain, M.P., 1990 Vanikavi Award from Vanivinodi Parishad, Utkal University, 1991 Doctor of Philosophy from Sri Jagannath Sanskrit University, 2003 Gita-Saarasa Award from Christ College, Cuttack administration, 05.02.2005 Delhi Sanskrit Academy Award for instant poem writing, 2007 Ananda Bharadvaja Sammanah, 2007 Lokakavyanidhi Award, from All India Lokabhasa Prachara Samiti, Puri, 2008 Bharata-Bharati-Samman from National Sanskrit Sahitya Academy, 2009 Abhinava Jayadeva Samman, 2009, Bhaktakavi Sri Jayadeva Samaroha samiti Sanskrit Sangeet Nataka Academy Award, 2010 Fellowship of Vachaspati from Saraswati Research Institute Chinta Chetana National Baisakhi Award, 2012
Death Acharya died at his residence in Cuttack on 2013.
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