Gangadhar meher biography in oriya language alphabet
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interviews with old people for collection of data for preparation of this paper. Moreover I have gone through the books like Sanskrit English Dictionary and Puranchandara Odia Bhasakosa, District Census. In the present work place names have been classified into different groups like place names denoting politics, place names denoting religious, place names denoting geographical features, place names denoting flora and place names denoting fauna. Last it may be mentioned here that place names suffixes will be discussed and analysis separately.
LITERARY CONTRIBUTION
Gangadhar Meher is regared as a rarest gem in Oriya literature. He was very fondly known as " Swabhab Kabi'' and "Prakruti Kabi'' . Meherian liteture also reveals the poet sympathy for the poorer sections of the society. That the poet vision and imagination touch all aspects of life, such as: God, nature, patriotism, language, education, ideal love, actuali
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Gangadhar Meher
A renowned Odia poet of the 19th century born in Utkala (now known as Odisha)
Swabhav Kabi Gangadhara Meher | |
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Gangadhara Meher on a 2024 stamp of India | |
| Born | (1862-08-09)9 August 1862 Barpali, Bargarh, Odisha, India |
| Died | 4 April 1924(1924-04-04) (aged 61) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Std V |
| Occupation | Judicial Moharir (Accountant) |
| Known for | Odia poet |
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| Spouse(s) | Shanta Devi Champa Devi (after the death of Shanta Devi) |
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| Website | www.gangadharmeher.org |
Swabhaba kabi Gangadhar Meher was an Odia poet of the 19th century. Though poor in wealth and education, he remained one of the most prolific and original contributor to Odia literature.[ • Indic language Odia (;[1][11]ଓଡ଼ିଆ, ISO: Oṛiā, pronounced[oˈɽia]ⓘ;[12] formerly rendered as Oriya) is a classicalIndo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the official language in Odisha (formerly rendered as Orissa),[13] where native speakers make up 82% of the population,[14] and it is also spoken in parts of West Bengal,[15]Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.[16] Odia is one of the official languages of India; it is the official language of Odisha and the second official language of Jharkhand. The Odia language has various dialects varieties, including the Baleswari Odia (Northern dialect), Kataki (central dialect), Ganjami Odia (Southern dialect), Sundargadi Odia (Northwestern dialect), Sambalpuri (Western dialect), Desia (South-western dialect) and Tribal Community dialects who spoken by the tribals groups in Odisha who adopted the Odia language. Odia language