Hiranmayee Mishra


Hiranmayee Mishra is a novelist and poet from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

Life

Mishra was born to novelist Madan Mohan Mishra and Anusaya Mishra. She is an alumnus of Utkal University. Mishra teaches political science and English literature at the Udayanath Autonomous College of Science & Technology, Adaspur, Cuttack. She is a novelist and poet and also the director of Centre for Women’s Studies.

Books

Her literary works include:
She has written an essay titled, Negotiating privately for an effective role in public space: A case study of women in panchayats of Orissa.

Recognition

In 2018, she was awarded the Kanhei Katha Puraskar honour for her contribution to Odia fiction. Previously, she has been awarded with the Bhubaneswar Pustak Mela Fiction Award, Katha Nabaprativa Award, Bharatiya Bhasa Parishad Youth Award, Kadambini Best Fiction Award, Bhubaneswar Behera State Fiction Award, Time Pass Booker Award and others.