Rabi Singh
Also recorded as Sim, Rabi · Siṃ, Rabi
Rabi Singh
- Born
- 1931 · Cuttack district.
- Died
- 2020 · Cuttack.
- Nationality
- India · British Raj · Dominion of India
- Occupation
- writer · translator · poet
- Honours
- Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award · Atibadi Jagannath Das award · Soviet Land Nehru Award
- Languages
- Odia
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Key facts
• Birth Name — Rabindranath Singh • Born — 1931 01 27 • Birthplace — Sinharapur, Naba Patna, Jagatsinghpur • Died — 2020 02 02 • Place of death — Cuttack • Known for — Writer, journalist, politician • Spouse — Bakul Singh • Children — 3 2 sons(Pinaki Singh),(Chandrajit Singh) (Died-September 19, 2022) 1 daughter(Manisha Singh) • Parents — Ramachandra Singh Sharada Debi • Relatives — Purnendu Swain (Grandson), Subhasmita Singh (Granddaughter), Suchismita Singh (Granddaughter) • Awards — Atibadi Jagannath Das award Rabi Singh (27 January 1931 – 2 February 2020) was an Odia poet, writer. Author of more than 50 books, he was a journalist and prominent politician as well.
Early life
He was born Rabindranath Singh on 27 January 1931 at Sinharapur village of undivided Cuttack district (now Jagatsinghpur). His parents were freedom fighters and he was involved in politics from an early age. He had little formal education but he was well versed in Odia, English and Bengali. In 1948 he joined Congress Socialist Party. Subsequently, in 1953 he joined Communist Party Of India. In 1955 he participated in Goa freedom movement. He was jailed during 1975 emergency.
Literary activities
He started writing after 1955. He was known as a Marxist and revolutionary poet. His poems reflected the pain and suffering of the exploited masses. His poem collection Charamapatra (Orya) was published before his marriage. For this he was awarded Odisha Sahitya Akademi award. He translated many Russian literary works to Odia.
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Cuttack district.
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Cuttack.
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Awards
• Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award - 1968 • Soviet Land Nehru Award - • Atibadi Jagannath Das Award - 2017
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