Dr. Ranjan Pradhan Biography
Dr. Ranjan Pradhan, among Odisha's best known short story occupies a distinct position in research field and the most lovable name in tribal literature.He is a prolific writer-cum-journalist and one of the most competent, serious researchers of Odisha. He has a very good name as a tribal researcher and tribal Journalist.
Dr. Ranjan Pradhan is one of the most favourite Odia short story writers and keeps a power to fascinate the readers by his unique story telling manner.Playing with words is the identy of Mr. Pradhan. He is known for his seriousness, sincere effort and intellectual content of any of his work.
As a journalist, Dr.. Pradhan is a very polite, professional and gentle bynature. He has an outstanding contribution for social service and known as an honest nature lover. Voluntarily by donating blood he saves many precious human lives. For this kind of social service (donating blood and organisingblood camps) he has awarded by the honourable Governor of Odisha andfrom so many organisations.
His campaign to save river, hill and Jungle, is another identity of Mr.Pradhan. He has influenced the society by writing on hill and rivers of Odisha. In Odisha, he is popularly known as 'Prakruti Purusha' (Nature's Man). He loves nature and he is a voracious tourist of Nature. He has done so many works on tourism, culture and Odisha's Maritime history. His 'Baitarani' and'Budhabalanga' are two most read books regarding river research in Odisha.
As a rural journalist he is well known to everybody in the state. He has worked as a journalist in the Sambad districts like Anandapur, Talcher, Anugul, Nabarangapur, Keonjhar, Bhubaneswar and Mayurbhanj as a district correspondent of Sambad (The largest circulated Odia daily newspaper). Mostly he has done excellent in tribal regions of Odisha as a journalist. He has coined a new concept about 'tribal journalism' in Odisha. He has written a number of books on tribes of Odisha.
Ranjan Pradhan was born in a small remote village (Niginipur) of Kendrapada district of Odisha in 1979. He has been writing poetry since his school age. He is a graduate in science in the subject of Zoology. After his graduation from Kendrapada Autonomous College, he has completed his Post Graduation in the subject of Odia language and literature from Utkal University. He is now doing PhD on ‘Oral Literature of Bathudi Tribes’ at Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar.
Ranjan Pradhan has completed PGJMC (Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication) and MJMC (Master in Journalism and Mass Communication) as his professional courses. He starts his professional career from 'Sambad' (the largest Odia daily news paper of Odisha). He experiences both as a sub-editor in the desk and district correspondent in many districts of Odisha.
Ranjan Pradhan starts writing in many Odia magazines and newspapers since 1992 during his school life. In the year of 2003, the first poetry book Matigeeta (The song of the earth) is published. Pradhan's poems are purely folk centric and rich with village experiences. There were the emotional clarity and honesty of experience in his poetry.
Ranjan Pradhan, among Odisha's best known short story occupies a distinct position in research field and the most lovable name in tribal literature.He is a prolific writer-cum-journalist and one of the most competent, serious researchers of Odisha. He has a very good name as a tribal researcher and tribal Journalist.
Ranjan Pradhan is one of the most favourite Odia short story writers and keeps a power to fascinate the readers by his unique story telling manner.Playing with words is the identy of Mr. Pradhan. He is known for his seriousness, sincere effort and intellectual content of any of his work.
