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Bibhu Padhi

Bibhu Padhi (born Bibhu Prasad Padhi; 16 January 1951), is an Indian poet. He writes in English and Odia, and is also a translator and literary critic.

Bibhu Padhi
Bibhu Padhi at his home in Bhubaneswar in 2020
Born (1951-01-16) 16 January 1951 (age 73)
Cuttack, Odisha, India.
NationalityIndian
Alma materRavenshaw College, Cuttack
Occupation(s)Poet and teacher
Known forPoetry and translation
SpouseMinakshi Padhi
ChildrenBuddhaditya Padhi, Siladitya Padhi
Parent(s)Nilachal Padhi, Padmabati Padhi
RelativesDebi Prasad Padhi (brother), Sakti Prasad Padhi (brother)

Early life

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Padhi was born on 16 January 1951 in Cuttack, Odisha.[1] He studied at Ravenshaw Collegiate School and Ranihat High School, Cuttack, then joined Ravenshaw College, Cuttack (now Ravenshaw University), for a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature in 1969 and Master of Arts in English literature in 1971. He received a Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) from Utkal University in 1991 in English literature.[2] He is married to Minakshi Padhi, a writer and academic.[3] Around 1975, he began writing seriously and had his poems published in all the major Indian literary journals, including Debonair, The Illustrated Weekly, Imprint, Indian Literature, and Quest.[4]

Career

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Padhi served on the faculty of several colleges in Odisha, including Regional College of Education (now Regional Institute of Education), Ravenshaw College and BJB College, where he taught English Literature. He was also a Counsellor in Creative Writing for the Odisha branch of Indira Gandhi National Open University from 1986 to 1990.[5] He has 17 volumes of poetry in English and 5 volumes of poetry in Odia. His poems have been included in numerous anthologies. He has also authored a novel, called Absences.

His poems have appeared in distinguished magazines throughout the English-speaking world, such as The London Magazine, Times Literary Supplement, Contemporary Review, The Poetry Review, Poetry Wales, The Rialto, Stand, American Media, The American Scholar, Commonweal, The Manhattan Review, The New Criterion, Poetry, Poet Lore, Encounter, Rosebud, Southwest Review, TriQuarterly, New Contrast, The Antigonish Review, Queen’s Quarterly and The Toronto Review. They have also been included in numerous anthologies and textbooks. Five of the most recent are The Bloodaxe Book of Contemporary Indian Poets, Language for a New Century (Norton), Journeys (HarperCollins), 60 Indian Poets (Penguin) and The HarperCollins Book of English Poetry.

Bibliography

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Poetry

  • Going to the Temple (New Delhi: Indus, 1988; rpt. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2008)[6]
  • A Wound Elsewhere (New Delhi: Rupa, 1992)[7]
  • Lines from A Legend (Leeds, UK: Peepal Tree Press, 1993)[8]
  • Painting the House (Hyderabad, India: Orient Longman, 1999)[9]
  • Games the Heart Must Play: a trilogy in of love poems (Bhubaneshwar,: Pen & Ink, 2003)[10]
  • Choosing A Place (New Delhi: Gnosis/Authorspress, 2011)[11]
  • Migratory Days (New Delhi: Authorspress, 2011)[12]
  • Brief Seasons: 60 love songs, (Bhubaneswar, Timepass, 2013)[13]
  • Magic Ritual (New Delhi: Authorspress, 2014)[14]
  • Midnight Diary (New Delhi: Authorspress, 2015) [15]
  • Sea Dreams (New Delhi Authorspress, 2017)
  • Small Wants: Selected Poems (New Delhi: Authorspress, 2018)
  • All That Was and Is: Poems Inspired by Upanishads (New Delhi: HarperCollins, 2019)[16]
  • A History of Things (New Delhi: Authorspress, 2020)
  • Going Easy (New Delhi: Signorina Publications, 2020)[17]
  • A Friendship with Time (Kolkata: Hornbill Press, 2021) [18]
  • Principles of Sleep (New Delhi: Red River, 2021)[19]

Chapbook

  • Living with Lorenzo: Poems on D H Lawrence (Cuttack: Peacock Books, 2003)[20]

Novel

  • Absences (New Delhi: Authorspress, 2014)[21]

Other works

  • D H Lawrence: Modes of Fictional Style (Albany, NY: Whitston, 1989)[22]
  • Indian Philosophy and Religion: A Reader’s Guide (Jefferson, NC & London: McFarland, 1990; rpt. New Delhi: D K Printworld, 1999; 2nd rpt. DK Printworld, 2004)[23] [with Minakshi Padhi]
  • D H Lawrence: New Essays from India (New Delhi: Atlantic, forthcoming)

Translations

  • A Morning of Rains and Other Poems: Selected Poems of Sitakant Mahapatra[24] (New Delhi: Vikas, 1990) [Mahapatra is a recipient of India’s highest literary award, the "Bharatiya Gyanapith"].
  • Memories, Legends, and the Goddess: Selected Poems of Bibek Jena, (Bhubaneswar, 2013)[25]
  • Parallel Speech: An Anthology of Fifteen Younger Contemporary Oriya Poets[26] (New Delhi: Authorspress)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Peepal Tree Press Author Info". Archived from the original on 2 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Padhi, Bibhu, Contemporary Poets". 1 January 2001. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  3. ^ Padhi, Bibhu Padhi, Minakshi (1990). Indian philosophy and religion : a reader's guide. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0899504469.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Bibhu Padhi". www.peepaltreepress.com. 1 January 1951. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  5. ^ "D.K.Print World Author Info". Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  6. ^ Padhi, Bibhu Prasad (2013). Going to the Temple. New Delhi: Authorspress. ISBN 978-8172734039.
  7. ^ Padhi, Bibhu (1992). A wound Elsewhere. New Delhi: Rupa & Co. ISBN 978-8171670888.
  8. ^ Padhi, Bibhu (1993). Lines from a Legend. Leeds, UK: Peepal Tree Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0948833502.
  9. ^ Padhi, Bibhu (1999). Painting the house : poems. Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan. p. 79. ISBN 9788125015437.
  10. ^ Sen, Sudeep (5 December 2004). "Three Journeys". The Hindu. The Literary Review. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  11. ^ Padhi, Bibhu (2009). Choosing a place. Delhi: Authorpress. p. 88. ISBN 978-8172734886.
  12. ^ Padhi, Bibhu (2013). Migratory Days: A Travel Diary in Verse. Delhi: AuthorsPress. p. 86. ISBN 978-9381030127.
  13. ^ Padhi, Bibhu (2013). Brief Seasons. Bhubaneshwar: Timepass Publications.
  14. ^ Padhi, Bibhu (2014). Magic Ritual. New Delhi: Authorspress.
  15. ^ Padhi, Bibhu (2015). Midnight Diary. ISBN 978-9352070121.
  16. ^ Padhi, Bibhu. "All That Was And Is". Harpercollins Publishers India.
  17. ^ Padhi, Bibhu. Going Easy. ASIN 8194565715.
  18. ^ Padhi, Bibhu (7 February 2021). A Friendship with Time. ISBN 978-9387885806.
  19. ^ Padhi, Bibhu. Principles of Sleep. ASIN 8195305636.
  20. ^ Padhi, Bibhu (2003). Living with Lorenzo. Cuttack: Peacock Books.
  21. ^ Padhi, Bibhu. Absences. ASIN 8172738838.
  22. ^ Padhi, Bibhu (1989). D.H. Lawrence : modes of fictional style. Troy, NY: Whitston. ISBN 978-0878753543.
  23. ^ Padhi, Bibhu Padhi, Minakshi (1990). Indian philosophy and religion : a reader's guide. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. ISBN 9780899504469.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ Padhi], Sitakant Mahapatra ; [translated from Oriya by Bibhu (1992). A Morning of rain and other poems. New Delhi: Vikas Pub. House. ISBN 9780706959697.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ Verma, Anupam Kant (20 April 2012). "Shadows at Midnight". Live Mint. Live Mint & The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  26. ^ Padhi and Padhi, Minakshi and Bibhu (2014). Parallel Speech (Fifteen Younger Contemporary Oriya Poets). New Delhi: Kaveri Books. ISBN 978-8172738754.
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