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Saturday, April 26, 2025

Dr. Prasana Kumar Dalai: A Literary Luminary from Odisha

 

Dr. Prasana Kumar Dalai is a renowned English writer, critic, and scholar who has made significant contributions to English  language and literature literary landscape. Born in Odisha, Dr. Dalai's literary journey is a testament to his passion for Odia language and culture.

Dr. Prasana Kumar Dalai was born in a small village in Odisha. He completed his early education in his native village and later pursued higher education in English literature. His academic excellence and love for literature led him to earn a doctoral degree in English literature.

Dr. Dalai's literary contributions are diverse and profound. He has authored numerous books on English literature, criticism, and culture. His writings are known for their depth, nuance, and sensitivity, showcasing his mastery over the English & Odia language.

1. *Critique of English Literature*: Dr. Dalai's critical works on English literature have been widely acclaimed. His critiques offer insightful analyses of English literary works, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses.

2. *Short Stories and Novels*: Dr. Dalai's creative writings, including short stories and novels, have been praised for their literary merit. His stories often explore themes of social justice, love, and the human condition.

3. *Essays and Articles*: Dr. Dalai's essays and articles on Odia culture, history, and literature have been widely published. His writings offer valuable insights into Odisha's rich cultural heritage.

Dr. Prasana Kumar Dalai's contributions to English literature have been recognized with several awards and honors. Some of his notable awards include:

1. *Gujarat Sahitya Akademi Award*: Dr. Dalai has been awarded the prestigious Gujarat Sahitya Akademi  with Motivational strips Award for his outstanding contributions to English literature.

2. *State Government Awards*: He has nominated for Padmshree awards from the Government of India for his literary works and contributions to Odia culture.

Dr. Prasana Kumar Dalai is a literary luminary from Odisha who has made significant contributions to Odia literature and culture. His writings have enriched Odia literature, and his critiques have helped shape the literary landscape of Odisha. As a scholar, writer, and critic, Dr. Dalai continues to inspire new generations of Odia writers and scholars.


UPSET WITH ME !

Your craziness and airiness won’t kill me

Your being upset with me rather troubles 

Why so stubborn and arrogant you are 

I have the companionship only with you

It's well tested & proven thousand times

Can sacrifice life & break relationships

Have been waiting for your sweet smile

Can stand anything but your indifference 

I know not if I am worthy of your love 

But I can't do sans you, trust me or not  .


WITHOUT ANY REASON !

In search of faithfulness in this world 

I got to know I was in wrong address 

And my life hasn't become complete 

My shortcomings were ignored though

I was punished without any reason

If I live on I feel like torturing myself 

And I go out fetching God in her heart

The person this heart sincerely seeks

There is always a mystery in the air

My days & nights are upset without you.


LIGHT IMPRESSION !

You came to my world and disappeared Next moment ; I thought several times 

That first look with a slight impression 

Why does it make my heart so restless 

Your smiling back with sweet glances

I don’t know what you are waiting for

Am I the one whom you trust so much

Why I have this feeling time and again

The buds of rosy lips have blossomed

Is it due to the passion of your heart ?

MARK OF BLEMISH !


We will flow in the air , cloud and rain

As you're my rain and I'm your cloud 

If I'm not yours,I won’t be anyone else’s 

Know not why the world is jealous of us

It’s not mark of blemish but kohl of love

An illness in accordance to this world 

But the ones in love know it as divinity 

The twist of love and life has brought us

I'm deep darkness and you're my dawn

A lost traveller, I'm yours and you're mine

It may be infatuation if love is one-sided

But ours is love for each other , isn't it ?


 TALK OF THE TOWN !

My morning has already come smiling

New dreams even with eyes wide open

An indication that happiness is lurking 

Radiant morning and uplifting breeze 

Being drenched, she runs into my arms 

An angel with lovely tune of her anklets 

The talk of the town is soft and smooth 

Though old, fresh seem conversations 

Beyond all thoughts this life moves on

I am a bud blooming at your first sight 

Find myself dissolved in thy love genuine

And I would love to find my muse in you.


LET ME HOLD !

You will come and meet me somewhere 

Give me dreams by asking questions 

Otherwise I keep doing useless things 

I do always have to pass by your side

Tell me that you will remain the same

I am waiting all time chanting your name

I find my peace, pain and love in you

Let me hold it so tight lest it should slip

Time is flying by and we're so helpless 

You're my passion I always cherish high.


UNTOLD WORDS !

The words are composed by my heart

Your beautiful smile is the only reason 

The jubilation in the air mesmerises

Your blushing redness is the reason 

For this awesome excitement around

Your lovely golden voice is the reason 

This multiplied happiness surrounds me

And my untold words you can listen to

My restless heart is reaching you now

I feel warmth in the moonlight with you

As I think of you, you come to my dream

To sprinkle nectar with your radiant hues

With dreams , that sleep is off my eyes 

Being a companion to it ,my words exist. 


HEARtLESS  WORLD !

Heartless world and life a puppet show

How could it feel the pain of two hearts 

The one who does love never breaks 

Bears everything but doesn’t open lips

The eyes will be open even after death 

Eyelids won't  be closed without seeing 

I won't go alone leaving you behind me

I take your picture in my eyes for ever

Love,immortal, doesn’t look for result

Neither life nor death is being seen 

Perhaps you are not in my destiny 

Why you decorated love in my heart 

Why  you shed tears living in my eyelids 

You are smiling in my broken dreams 

Walking with me ruinng all my feelings .


 STILL IT REMAINS HALF !

The more I go away the more I do cling 

When you do build castle in my eyes

Such a unique union between two hearts

You are mine and sleep has gone away

A secret dream whenever I think of you

My thoughts 've taken on a new colour 

Even without rain it does shine much

And has sprinkled droplets of your love

I 've come to this world just for a reason

Our love will be a story book tomorrow 

Your echoing voice no matter what it is 

It tells it still remains half without you .


GOD IS UPSET  !

My prayer has not been answered 

Tears and loneliness very parts of life

You passed by me but didn't respond

And my heart is broken into pieces

No panacea for this pain in the world

You were just there within my sight

For a couple of moments I was thrilled 

My naive was there safely inside me

Deserted me ; Perhaps God is upset !

Without you how I will run my life now.


THE LINE OF HEART !

When I open the window of my mind

By crossing the perimeter line of heart 

Only your face is visible ; do trust me

Love knows how to give but not to take

Understand you're my unconditional love 

When you feel shy just looking at me

The moon hides itself behind the clouds

I may say the untold things in my heart

They come back from the door of lips

When you look at me and throw a smile

The magnet of my heart pulls it to me

This is affection which you can't grasp.


 SEPARATED AFTER MEETING !

Living sans you is like heart sans beat

How I can explain this to the very world

Let's do something in the hours of love

If we get separated, let's sans breathing

May God tell us what's in our lines of fate

We 've just loved ourselves in true term

All pictures are faded from their colors

Two fates do break somewhere in hands 

After meeting you I have lost my  heart 

I don't think we 'll be separated after meeting.


 TRAVELLER OF YOUR WORLD 

I 've left the world you used to live in

I 've broken the mirror I see you in 

I'm unlike any one in your home town

Am going far away from your street

I won't ever look at your very lane

Once I was a traveller of your world 

My limit was to reach you instantly 

Once your ally, a nomad I am today

Untouched are flowers with your hues 

Am upset with these dreams of yours

I just remained a part of your journey

Me a paper boat flow in your current 

Enjoying moon light with your shadow

And winds touching and caressing you.


 I WON'T COME  !

Merely in a moment I will forget you

With no grudge for breaking my heart 

When you will start to miss me badly

How much you wish , I won't come 

I will go much afar though hard it is

Whenever I see you I find only shadow 

Now I am just a broken music , soulless 

You used to be the sound of my life

Both my brook and book to boost me 

I will live anyway in cocoon all the way

Slowly getting over the boundless grief .


 UNSPOKEN WORDS !

So many unspoken words between us

You're far away and I'm all alone here

What made our paths get separated 

Know not whether we're right or wrong 

Take me wherever you go if you like so

I think you 'll come back to me one day

My heart 'll smile to dance again for sure

Am fighting now with my own thoughts 

Being separated I do exist sans slumber

And my world may collapse anytime 

The life journey belongs to both of us

Upon reaching the destination ; realise  .


SADNESS IN THE DARKNESS !

Memories flood back as I think of her

My life filled with sadness in darkness 

We lighted the divine lamp of pure love 

Heard footsteps coming but far away 

I stood alone, restless with excitement 

And with the anticipation of her coming

Many a time I have been betrayed 

As she approaches with lowered glance 

My heart starts burning with rolling tears 

In spite of this a smile comes forcefully 

When she comes to smile in my dreams

With her separation I have lost my life

The flame burning but the light is lost

I do console my heart in the love poems

I write to express myself in darkness .


 THE SOUL OF MY LIFE!

Your soul forces me to keep on walking 

In my dejected and gloomy world

Even the seas are thirsty and famished 

The nectar is in the beauty of your eyes

Can I paint your image or write a poem 

An amalgamation of hues and rhythms 

You're the beat of my innocent heart

And the very soul of my mortal life 

Your breath is as fragrant as blooms

Your arms have the softness of lotus 

The brightness of sunray is in the face

A deer I do find in your gracefulness 

Your love can stich up my torn heart.


 SCATTERED I AM !

I want to be yours and make you mine

We are bodies intertwined into one soul

Accept this fact for all those moments 

They feel like living for centuries to me

Your aroma that delights heart in toto

Slips away from my palm like rain drops

My tears obviously flow to connect you 

Being crazy, I rove to find you in my alley 

Scattered I am for a moment in the air

By holding your trust, I do walk ahead 

My heart, a little emotional , overflows

With words splattering out of my eyes.


 MYTH OF THE NIGHT !

I ask noon if it has met anyone like you

I hunt for the face like yours all around 

The buds haven't found anyone like you

Florists aren't sure of flowers like you 

With that gait on heaven or the earth 

The killing tresses, the lotus petal lips Intoxicating eyes only myth of the night 

The Google confirms 'ur special status

Your uniqueness makes one really crazy

What should I call you,a Beauty or Bomb

If I may say so there is no poem like you .


MYTH OF THE NIGHT !

I ask noon if it has met anyone like you

I hunt for the face like yours all around 

The buds haven't found anyone like you

Florists aren't sure of flowers like you 

With that gait on heaven or the earth 

The killing tresses, the lotus petal lips Intoxicating eyes only myth of the night 

The Google confirms 'ur special status

Your uniqueness makes one really crazy

What should I call you,a Beauty or Bomb

If I may say so there is no poem like you .


 ALL ALONE  I AM !

All alone I am in this earthly world

My own shadow is my only friend 

Am neither infatuated nor crazy 

Have never been a part of any show

Empty paths always hold me far off

Who has the sorrow of destination 

Me nothing but a traveller of the heart

A lonely swan leaving the banks of lake

Busy travelling on the crest of waves

The moon and stars do simply inspire

I love myself more than anyone else.


AN UNREAD LETTER !

The very letter I write in your memory 

Turns into a beautiful spectacle of hues

Like that of blooms in the early morning 

And stars as night descends gradually

Somewhere a soulful melody is echoed Suggesting that you're coming one day

Somewhere a bud nods in the breeze 

But feels shy to open its soft petals 

Your aroma is spread in my nativity

And I feel like dancing with my shadow

The surrounding is as tempting as you

Your youthful magic makes me go crazy 

For you are the beats of my heart

Me a traveller and you're my destination 

I'm very thirsty of your monsoon rain 

My paradise is at the hem of your saree.


 WITHOUT YOU 

Without you my breath doesn't run

Nothing else happens in my world

Now I do believe I love you so much 

I want to forget you though I cannot 

Wherever I go I find your apparition 

From morn to eve I want you by me

You're my world and sincerely I feel it

Without you my morning means zero 

My heart throbs in your thoughts only

Such a bond I 've nestled and nurtured

You're my angulate love and I mean it

With you everything is fairly beautiful 

Without you my world is pitch dark.


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