Pitambar Tarai
Pitambar Tarai is an Odisha Sahitya Academy awarded poet from Odisha, India. The prominent occupation in his family was commercial fishing. He was born in Mangarajpur village south of Kujang in the Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha. His poetry is mostly concerned with emotional topics of life, like sorrow and happiness. A common theme of his work is the mentioning of the Dalit, the lowest caste of Indian society.Poetry Collection
- Boonde Luhara peethire samudra – 1987
- Adi Parva – 1994
- Chita-chaitara chitha – 2002
- Raaga Rudrakshari – 2004
- Sairata Shatak
- Deha Dasabisha – 2007
- Itara – 2007
- Shudrakara Shloka – 2008
- Abhajana – 2010
- Pichhila tarikha o anyanya Kavita
- Sesha heba jain
Children's Literature
- Luha Lahaka Patara Banka
Awards
- Odisha Sahitya Academy Award
- Prajatantra Kavita Samman
- Chandrabhaga Kavita Samman
- Basant Muduli Kavita Samman
- Teer Tarang Kavita Samman
- Odisha Dalit Sahitya Academy Samman
- Dadhichi Samman