Bhor Motira Kanaphula

– an autobiography by Jayanta Mahapatra

14th May 2022
Press Club of Odisha, Bhubaneswar

The book launch of Bhor Motira Kanaphula by the renowned writer and poet Jayanta Mahapatra was held on Saturday, 14th May, 2022 at 06 PM in the Press Club of Odisha, Bhubaneswar in presence of many dignitaries, lovers of literature and media persons. Thousands of followers of Jayanta Mahapatra’s works and events joined the programme through facebook live.

The occasion was graced by Arun Parichha, Retd. Justice and writer as Chief Guest, Gourahari Das, Odia author, columnist and critic as Chief Speaker and Legendary poet and author Jayanta Mahapatra. Poet Rabindra K Swain, Trustee, Ketaki Foundation Trust, moderated the programme. Vote of thanks was offered by Eminent Painter Ramahari Jena. The audience listened to the enchanting narrative on the work and life by Jayanta Mahapatra.

Jayanta Mahapatra, basically an English poet from Odisha, turned to Odia and produced around a dozen books of poems in Odia. Although he continued to write in English, which numbers as good as 20 volumes, he wrote his autobiography in Odia titled Bhor Motira Kanaphula. This book of around 360 pages, published by Ketaki Foundation Trust covers the events in Mahapatra’s life up to his present age. Bhor Motira Kanaphula is a unique autobiography in Odia language as it is more contemplative in nature than offering anecdotes and events in his life, more revelatory of the workings of a poet’s mind. Jayanta Mahapatra, who is regarded as a poet of international renown, through the pages of this book, established himself as a lyrical Odia prose writer. Those of the avid readers of his poetry will be delighted to have this autobiography. The author, to the delight of his readers, signed the copies.

The book is a publication by Ketaki Foundation Trust, Bhubaneswar and is designed by Jyoti Ranjan Swain of Third Eye Communication, Odisha.

The event was given wide coverage by print and electronic media.

Jayanta Mahapatra addressing the media

Chief guest addressing the gathering