Manoj Das was an Indian author who wrote in Odia and English.
10 Facts About Manoj Das
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Manoj Das's deeper quest led him to mysticism and he was an inmate of Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Puducherry since 1963 where he taught English Literature and the Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo at the Sri Aurobindo International University.
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Manoj Das was active in student politics while studying BA in Cuttack College.
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Manoj Das was a youth leader with radical views in his college days, and spent a year in jail for his revolutionary activities.
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Manoj Das ultimately finished his graduation from Samanta Chandra Shekhar College, Puri in 1955.
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Manoj Das cited Fakir Mohan Senapati, Vyasa, and Valmiki as early influences.
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Manoj Das wrote columns on quest for finding eternal truth in common lives in India's national dailies like The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Hindu and The Statesman.
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Manoj Das is perhaps the foremost bilingual Odia writer and a master of dramatic expression both in his English and Odia short stories and novels.
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Manoj Das has been compared to Vishnu Sharma, in modern Odia literature for his magnificent style and efficient use of words and for the fact that, he is one of the best story-tellers in India in modern times.
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Manoj Das was the leader of the Indian delegation of writers to China.