Jatindra Kumar Nayak
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Jatindra Kumar Nayak is a translator, literary critic, columnist, editor and educationalist from Orissa
He has translated several works of Oriya literature
into English, including Yantrarudha, an Oriya language
novel by Chandrasekhar Rath, as 'Astride the Wheel'. 'Astride the Wheel' received the Hutch Crossword Book Award 2004 for Indian Language Fiction Translation, and established Nayak's reputation as a notable translator in India. Earlier he had bagged the prestigious Katha Translation Award for his English rendering of Tarun Kanti Mishra's short story as 'The Descent'.
Nayak is a co-translator of Fakir Mohan Senapati
's Oriya novel Chha Mana Atha Guntha. The English translation of the book was first published in the USA under the title Six Acres and a Third. He has also translated Atma Jibana Charita, the autobiography of Fakir Mohan, as 'Story of My Life'.
His other notable translations into English include the translation of Jagannath Prasad Das's Desha Kala Patra into 'A Time Elsewhere'
He has founded an organisation at Bhubaneswar
called 'Rupantar', which is devoted to the cause of translation. 'Rupantar' has already published many volumes of Oriya books in English translation.
Nayak had his college education in Ravenshaw College
, Cuttack
and University of Oxford
. He teaches English literature to post graduate students of Utkal University
at Bhubaneswar.
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
He has translated several works of Oriya literature
Oriya literature
Oriya is an official language of the state of Orissa, India. The region has been known at different stages of history as Kalinga, Udra, Utkala, or Koshala. The language is also spoken by minority populations of the neighboring states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. The...
into English, including Yantrarudha, an Oriya language
Oriya language
Oriya , officially Odia from November, 2011, is an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. It is mainly spoken in the Indian states of Orissa and West Bengal...
novel by Chandrasekhar Rath, as 'Astride the Wheel'. 'Astride the Wheel' received the Hutch Crossword Book Award 2004 for Indian Language Fiction Translation, and established Nayak's reputation as a notable translator in India. Earlier he had bagged the prestigious Katha Translation Award for his English rendering of Tarun Kanti Mishra's short story as 'The Descent'.
Nayak is a co-translator of Fakir Mohan Senapati
Fakir Mohan Senapati
Fakir Mohan Senapati born on January 13, 1843, at Mallikashpur in Balasore, played a leading role in establishing the distinct identity of Oriya, a language mainly spoken in the Indian state of Orissa...
's Oriya novel Chha Mana Atha Guntha. The English translation of the book was first published in the USA under the title Six Acres and a Third. He has also translated Atma Jibana Charita, the autobiography of Fakir Mohan, as 'Story of My Life'.
His other notable translations into English include the translation of Jagannath Prasad Das's Desha Kala Patra into 'A Time Elsewhere'
He has founded an organisation at Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa, officially Odisha. The city has a long history of over 2000 years starting with Chedi dynasty who had Sisupalgarh near present-day Bhubaneswar as their capital...
called 'Rupantar', which is devoted to the cause of translation. 'Rupantar' has already published many volumes of Oriya books in English translation.
Nayak had his college education in Ravenshaw College
Ravenshaw College
Ravenshaw College is located in Cuttack, India.The college was established in 1878 for Thomas Edward Ravenshaw, a descendant of William Withers...
, Cuttack
Cuttack
Cuttack is the former capital of the state of Orissa, India. It is the headquarters of Cuttack district and is located about 20 km to the north east of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa. The name of the city is an anglicised form of Kataka that literally means The Fort, a reference to the...
and University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. He teaches English literature to post graduate students of Utkal University
Utkal University
Utkal University, Bhubaneswar is the oldest university in Orissa and the 17th oldest university in India. It is a teaching-cum-affiliating university that has produced some of the best brains in Orissa. There are at 26 post-graduate departments at the university campus for studies and research in...
at Bhubaneswar.