Manmohan Acharya

Manmohan Acharya
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Born	(1967-10-20) 20 October 1967 Lathanga, Orissa, India
Pen name	Vanikavi
Occupation	Poet, script writer for, Playwright, essayist
Nationality	Indian
Period	1987–
Genre	Poetry
Subject	Post modernism, Realism,
Notable works	Gita-Milindam, Gitamohanam
Children	Ramashish

Manmohan Acharya is 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 is featured in the 2009 Bollywood movie, The Desire. He is also a researcher and published author.

Early life

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Pandit Mayadhar Acharya and Parvati Devi, Parents of Vanikavi Manmohan Acharya

Manmohan Acharya was born in 1967 in Lathanga, a village in the Jagatsinghpur district of Orissa, India to Pandit Mayadhar Acharya and Parvati Devi.

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Acharya receives the Chinta O Chetana award for poetry

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 (gunjans) 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

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Famous Indian Dance Drama, Mrtyuh by Srjan, Script written by Vanikavi

Famous Indian Dance Drama, Tantra by Srjan, Script written by Vanikavi

Translation

• Gitagovinda of Jayadev as Gitagovind Rasaavali

Research

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With Famous Sanskrit Poet Prof. R.K.Sharma

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Dr. Acharya was conferred the Fellowship

1. Sistaachaara (Book)
2. Maagha And Bhanja in Picture Poetry(Book)
3. Indian Trend of Human Rights
4. An Algebraic Operation in Vedic Mathematics ;
5. Sharadindu-sundara-ruchih devi, Vani vaa Shakti-ruupini ;
6. Sixty Four Arts, A Study ;
7. Contribution of Sanskrit in Advancement of Oriya Language ;
8. An Encyclopedic Dictionary Of Yajurvedic Upanishads (Book)
9. Vedic Research In Orissa during 20th Century ;
10. Mind in Shiva-samkalpa hymn, A psycho-philosophical Analysis
11. Bhaarata-pamkaja-dalamidam Utkal-mandala-miti viditam yat ;
12. Description of Heart in Upanisads
13. Concept of Human Rights in Vedic Tradition;
14. Vedic Trend of Human Rights vrs. Varna- Ashrama System ;
15. Financial Emergency : Kautilya's Arthashastra vis-a-vis Indian Constitution;
16. Kavivara- Bhaarata-varsham Shrauta-puraatanamaarsham ;
17. Tarka Vaachaspati Madhusudan Mishra, A study
18. Map of Puranic India

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

External links

• Narthaki
• Sanskrit literature#Modern Sanskrit literature

• Shishtaachaara,pub.Jayadev Institute of Oriental Research,Cuttack,1999,
• Bahitra,Bhanja Research Journal, Bhanjanagar, Orissa,1998
• Proceedings of World Sanskrit Conference, Vol-1, Part-II, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rastriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha(Deemed University), New Delhi-110016,
• Proceedings of Research Papers, IX Sessional Conference, 2000, All Orissa Association of College Teachers in Sanskrit, Page-45
• Vasundharaa, Research Journal, Orissa Sanskrit Academy, Bhubaneswar, Vol-II, Page-46, 2003
• Dharitri, XXXth Annual Edition, 2003, page-25
• The Samaj, Oriya Daily, Dt.10.08.2003
• Published by K.Mohapatra, Advocate, Orissa High Court, Cuttack, 2005
• Souvenir, XXXIIth All India Oriental Conference, Sampurnananda Sanskrit University, Varanasi, 2004
• Proceedings of U.G.C. Seminar, G.S.College, Athagarh, India, 2008
• The Samaj, Oriya Daily, Sunday Special Issue, Dt.14.03.2004
• http://www.vedamsbooks.in/no62807.htm
• http://www.indiadivine.org/audarya/sri-vaishnava-forum/157074-fw-annual-veda-waves-conference-pondichery.html
• http://www.orientaliaparthenopea.org/VISHVESHVARANAND.pdf
• Samskruta Mandaakini, Lokabhasa Prachara Samiti, 2007, Page-69
• Proceedings of U.G.C. Seminar,Udala College, Mayurbhanj, India, 2006
• Vanamala, Research Journal of Shrirangam, Kaviraja Banamali Das Commemoration Volume, 2009, page-76
• The Samaj, Oriya Daily, Sunday Special Issue, Dt.25.02.2007
• Vanajyostna, Annual Journal, Banki Autonomous College, India, 2001–2002
• http://samskrita.co.in/sanskritconfrence.php