Personal Profile

Name: Ranjan Pradhan
Father's name: Maguni Pradhan
Mother's name: Nayana Pradhan
Family
Wife: Pragyan, Daughters: Samiksha and Suchana
Permanent Adress:
Ranjan Pradhan
Father: Maguni Pradhan
At: Niginipur
P.O. : Sana Jaria
Via : Jaria
Dist : Kendrapada-754216
Adress for correspondence:
District Correspondent
SAMBAD
Mayurbhanj (Baripada)
Phone: 09437213854 (Mob)
E-Mail:ranjan.pragyan@gmail.com
          ranjan_pragyan@rediffmail.com
Date Of Birth:1st May 1979
Self Sketch:Confident, hard working, sincere, honest, organised, caring
Hobbies:
Writting and reading research based articles, fiction and non fiction, cinema script
writting, travelling the beauties of nature, journey for new places and collecting news from different news channels.
Zodiac Sign
Libra
Motto of Life:
Live with Love
Profession:
Journalism
Academic Qualification:
i) Bsc. Zoology (Hons), Kendrapada Autonomous College, Utkal University,
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
ii) M.A. in Odia, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
iii ) Ph.D (Doctor in Philosophy) in Odia language and literature is continuing. (Utkal
University of Culture, Bhubaneswar, Odisha)
Professional Qualification:
i) Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism & Mass Communication (PGJMC), IGNOU,
New Delhi
ii) Master in Journalism & Mass Communication (MJMC) , North Odisha University,
Baripada, Odisha
Languages Known
Odia, English, Hindi
Experiences:
a) Two decade long experience in an Odia daily newspaper Sambad (Both Desk &
Field)
b) Five years experience in an Odia literary magazine Abhipsa (Editorial)
c) Exclusive experiences about tribal lives of Koraput (Undivided), Kendujhar and
Mayurbhanj Region of Odisha
Awards/Felicitations:
1. First Prize in state lavel Odia short story competition sponsored by Jagaruka sahitya
sanskruti pratisthan, Kendrapada (1998)
2. Srusti o' srasta literary award-2006, Umerkote, Nabarangapur (For Odia short story)
3. 23th Bhubaneswar book fair Rabi Pattanaik smruti award- 2007 (For Odia short story)
4. Lekhalekhi youth Odia short story award-2007, Bhubaneswar (For Odia short story)
5. Nirvan yuva pratibha samman-2008, Jayapur, Odisha (For Odia short story)
6. Umakanta Mohapatra smruti samman-2008, Kedar Nath Gabesana Prathisthana,
Bhubaneswar (For Odia short story)
7. Travel grant -2008, Sahitya Akademi, Kolkata (For Odia short story)
8. Gouri Sankar award-2011, Shishu Kalam, Bhubaneswar (For Odia short story)
9. Paschima Aadibasi Sahitya samman-2013, Paschima Sahitya Patrika, Bhubaneswar
(For Tribal Research)
10. 30th Bhubaneswar book fair Award-2014 (For the book 'Aadibasi Nacha O' Geeta'
(For Odia Prose and research)
11. 17th Kalinga Book Fair Award-2014 (For the Book 'Juanga Parbaparbani' (For Tribal
Research)
12.16th Rajadhani Book Fair Award -2015, Bhubaneswar. (For the book 'Gonasika
Nandinee; Baitaranee')
13. 19th Manthan Yuba Pratibha Award-2015, Bhubaneswar (For best Journalist)
14. Yuba Yoti Pratibha Samman-2015, By Sahara Jana Mancha, Bhubaneswar (for best
Journalist)
15. Kishori Charan Puraskar-2016, Kishori Charan Smruti Sansada, Katak (For the Odia
short story book 'Bhitamin')
16. Chintamani Behera Smruti Kabita Puraskar-2016, Udala, Mayurbhanj (For Poetry)
17. Punarnaba Sahitya Samman, Chandol, Kendrapada, 2017 (For Tribal Research)
18. Galpa Gourav Samman-2017, Pratishruti Pratisthan, Baripada, Mayurbhanj. (For
Odia short story)
19. Pujya Puja Saraswata Samman-2017, Pujya Puja, Baripada, Mayurbhanj. (For Odia
short story)
20. Yuva Puraskar-2017, Bharatiya Bhasha Parisad, Kolkata.
21. Hazi Asraf Alli Udaya Pratibha Puraskar-2018, Phakir Mohan Sahitya Parisada,
Baleswar (For Odia Short Story)
22. 3rd Odisha Journalist Gourav Award-2018, Keonjhar
23. Balaangi Samman-2018, Balaangi Mahotsav Samiti, Baripada.
Research Paper Presentation:
1. Paper presentation on ''Juang Riddle: One of the significant form of the Tribal Folklore''
at Berhampur University, organised by National Sahitya Akademi, Kolkata Regional Office
and Berhampur University, 13, November 2015.
2. Paper presentation on ''Tribal Dance and Song of Koraput region: an anthropological
and poetic evaluation'' at Utkal University, organised by Institute of Odia Studies and
Odia Department of Utkal University, 25 August 2016.
3. Paper presentation on ''Juang womens' status in their community life: Past and Present''
at Visva Bharati (Santiniketan), W.B., organised by Centre Of Excellence, Department of
Odia, Visva-Bharati and Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi, 2 March
2017.
4. Paper presentation on ''Cultural Insights of Indian Languages; Juang Riddle : The
Beauty of Odishan Tribal Oral Literature'' in a National Seminar organised by Central
Hindi Directorate, New Delhi and Bharatiya Bhasha Parisad, Kolkata, 11 March 2018 at
Bhasha Parisad, Kolkata.
Books published
Poem (Fiction)
1.Mati gita (Odia)
(Anthology of modern Odia poems, Published by Pine Books, Cuttack, 2003)
2. Bhagabata Tungi (Odia)
(Anthology of modern Odia poems, Published by Creative Odisha, Kendrapada, 2010)
3. Jeebana Geeta (Odia)
(Modern poems collection, Published by Creative Odisha, Kendrapada, 2018)
Short Story (Fiction)
1. Tanuja balaku nei jetesabu bekaria gapa (Odia)
(Anthology of modern Odia short stories, Published by Ink Odisha, Bhubaneswar, 2004)
2. Bhitamin (Odia)
(Anthology of modern Odia short stories, Published by Paschima, Bhubaneswar, 2006)
3. Duma Debata O' Anyaanya Gapa
(Anthology of modern Odia short stories, Published by Creative Odisha, Kendrapada,
2017)
Research Works (Non Fiction):
1. Nabarangapur Zillara Sanskruti O' Parayatan (Odia)
(Encyclopaedia on Nabarangapur District, Published by PRAGYAN PARIMITA,
Kendrapada, 2007)
2. Bana Dangarara Gapa (Odia)
(Anthology of Tribal folk tales of Koraput region, Published by PRAGYAN PARIMITA,
Kendrapada, 2007)
3. Paraja Jeeban O Sanskruti (Odia)
(Tribal Research on the Paraja Tribe of Koraput region, Odisha, Published by PRAGYAN
PARIMITA, Kendrapada, 2007)
4. Tales From Hill and Jungle (English)
(Anthology of Tribal folk tales of Koraput region, Published by Creative Odisha,
Kendrapada, 2009)
5. Aadibasi Naacha O Geeta (Odia)
(Book on tribal dances and songs, Published by Creative Odisha, Kendrapada, 2012)
6.Eitihya, Sanskruti O Paryatana: Kendujhar (Odia)
(Encyclopaedia on Keonjhar district, Published by Creative Odisha, Kendrapada, 2012)
7. Juang Parbaparbani (Odia)
(Research based field study on art, culture, ritual, tradition & festivals of Juang Tribal
People, Published by Creative Odisha, Kendrapada, 2014)
8. Gonasika Nandinee, Baitaranee: A river journey of a journalist (Odia)
(A massive colourful book on the river Baitaranee, Published by Creative Odisha,
Kendrapada, 2015)
9. Paryatana O Pratnatatwa: Mayurbhanj
(Encyclopaedia on Mayurbhanj district and Similipal Bio-Sphere, Published by Creative
Odisha, Kendrapada, 2017)
10. Budhabalangara Majhi
(A massive colourful book on river Budhabalang, Published by Creative Odisha,
Kendrapada, 2018)
News paper & Magazine writing About thousands of exclusive news
stories & field features, short stories, tribal features, poems & other features are published
in many leading Odia literary magazines and newspapers including Sambad where the
auther is working. There are so much experiences by taking part in panel discussions in
Door Darshan, All India Radio and other media.