Adyasha Das

Dr. Adyasha Das is an unmistakable voice among the young writers in Odia. Her versatility is expressed in her felicity of expression in both her mother-tongue Odia as well as English. A poet and short-story writer in English and Odia, she has three books of poems and one short story collection to her credit apart from several academic books. Among her achievements, Adyasha has participated in the prestigious indo-german writer-in-residence program, AKSHAR organized by Sahitya Akademi, the Goethe Institute and the literaturhaeuser.net .She has been the recipient of Junior Fellowship in English Literature, Ministry of Culture for research on “Empowerment in the poetry of pre-independent women poets”. She has been an active participant of various music/poetry workshops and recitals organized by numerous forums at national and international level. She has recited her poems and given music performances at Literaturhaus Frankfurt am Main- Frankfurt, The House of World Cultures, Literaturhaus Berlin, Leipzig literaturhaus, Indische Nacht im Mousonturm, Frankfurt ,Uto Kulm, Zurich, Frankfurt Book Fair, Odisha Society of Americas convention, Seattle & Providence, Nebraska, Illinois, Toronto, Manila etc. Dr. Das is also one of the widely acclaimed singers of Odisha. A playback singer, she is also an accredited Grade A artist of Doordarshan and All India Radio. Noted for her melodious rendition, her repertoire includes Geet, Ghazal, Bhajan & Sugam Sangeet apart from Champu, Chanda and Geeta Govinda. A versatile performer ,she has perfomed extensively in Odisha and several parts of India, US, Europe and Africa. She has been awarded by several organizations for excellence in music. She has more than 15 audio albums to her credit and has sung the compositions of eminent music composers of Odisha. Currently, she works as an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management , Bhubaneswar, Ministry of Tourism , Government of India.