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Odia literature is literature written in the Odia language, mostly from the Indian state of Odisha. The modern Odia language is mostly formed from Tadbhava words with significant Sanskrit (Tatsama) influences, along with loanwords from Desaja, English , Hindustani (Hindi/Urdu), Persian , and Arabic .
Sarala Dasa (born as Siddheswara Parida) was a 15th-century poet and scholar of Odia literature. [1] Best known for three Odia books — Sarala Mahabharata, Vilanka Ramayana and Chandi Purana — he was the first scholar to write in Odia and his revered as the Adi Kabi (First Poet) of Odia literature. [2] As an originator of Odia literature ...
Kabisurjya Baladeba Ratha (alternatively spelled Kabisurya, Kavisurya Baladev Rath, Kabisūrjya Baḷadeba Ratha, Odia: [kɔbisurd͡ʒjɔ bɔl̪ɔd̪ebɔ ɾɔt̪ʰɔ] ⓘ; c. 1789 – 1845) was an Indian poet who wrote in the Odia language, and a composer and musician of Odissi music, most known as poet-composer of the Champu.
The Lakshmi Purana is an Odia text written in the 15th century by Balarama Dasa, a major poet of Odia literature. [1] Despite its name, it is not one of the eighteen major Puranas of Hinduism, [2] having been written in the medieval era as a piece of regional literature that discusses gender and social norms.
Odia children's literature' has a long history. Its roots are in Moukhika Sishu Sahitya, which is a part of the Loka Sahitya meant for children. As its development started after modern education was implemented, Odia children's literature is divided into two categories, Odia Moukhika children's literature and Odia written children's literature.
Bilanka Ramayana, (ବିଲଙ୍କା ରାମାୟଣ) (also Vilanka Ramayana) is a 15th-century retelling of the Indian epic poem, the Ramayana, written by Sarala Dasa in Odia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The work is generally regarded as forming a supplementary kanda to the Odia Ramayana .
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This work brought the tale of Ramayana to the Odia speaking region and it became quite popular. It faced significant opposition from the Sanskrit proponents and opponents of Odia literature. It is heavily influenced by the Jagannath culture. In multiple places the writer says that the writing is carried out by Jagannath himself.