Gourahari Das
- January 9, 2024
- Novelist
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Gourahari Das Biography
| Name | Gourahari Das |
| Birthday | Oct 9 |
| Birth Year | 1960 |
| Place Of Birth | Bhadrak |
| Home Town | Odisha |
| Birth Country | India |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
Gourahari Das is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on October 9, 1960 in Bhadrak, Odisha, India. Born in 1960 located in the village that lies beyond the Bhadrak district. Bhadrak (formerly component of Balasore) of the state of Odisha located in India, Gourahari grew up with sharp eyes for perception and sensibility that shaped his unique personality.
Director, Sambad School of Media and Culture since 2007.
He is associated with Sahitya Akademi (India’s highest body of letters) since 2008- first as a Member of Odia Advisory Board and then a Member of Executive Board and General Council .
Writer in Residency, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi-2010
He has visited various countries and has participated in cultural exchange programs. He was in his home country of the United States in 1996 and later in 2000 to deliver speeches at the Annual Conference of OSA. (Odisha Society of Americas) in Washington DC and Nashvalley. He was in China at the time of his 2002 visit as an member of the Indian Writers Delegation and participated in the Frankfurt Book Fair, Germany in 2014. He has been to Sweden, UK, Netherland, France, Czech, Slovakia, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium and Austria.
Gourahari Das Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Novelist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Gourahari Das is one of the richest Novelist from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gourahari Das 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
A winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award, India Gourahari is a prolific writer as well as editor and columnist. His first novel ” Juara Bhatta” which is an anthology of short stories was released in 1981, when it was still in the process of completing his studies at Ravenshaw Evening College. In addition to writing fiction, he regularly writes columns for newspapers like SAMBAD which is very well-known.
He joined SAMBAD (the biggest Daily of Odisha) in 1985 as a trainee editor and then rose to become an editor of the Media House. The long-term relationship to Sambad Group gave him an opportunity to discover his many-faceted talents. He began writing his acclaimed column “Jibanara Jalachhabi” ( Vignetts of Life) and ” Rajadhani Rajaniti” ( Power Politics of the Capital) in this publication that made him famous. While the first column is a satirical and creative look at human existence, the second is political satire. In the following years, he became the editor of KATHA (the fictional monthly of the Sambad Group). He is also the principal of the Sambad School of Media and Culture which is a pioneering media institution that is affiliated to Utkal University of Culture since 2007.
Member of Odia Advisory Board of Sahitya Akademi, 2008-2017
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Member of Executive Committee of Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi 2013-2017
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Gourahari Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Gourahari Das celebrates birthday on October 9 of every year.
Many of his stories has been adapted as TV Films directed by Nirad Mahapatra, Basant Sahu, Dhira Mallik, Nandalal Mahapatra and telecast on DD, ETV and other TV Channels. His stories such as ‘Asami’, ‘Maya’, Shikuli’ have been made into stage plays and directed by Dhira Mallik, Pabitra Mohanty, Darpa Sethi and Ajit Dash.