Iti Rani Samanta

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Iti Rani Samanta
File:Iti Samanta.jpg
Photograph of Samanta
Born1970 (age 53–54)
NationalityIndian
EducationM.A in Literature, M.A. (Journalism and Mass Communication), Ph.D (Literature)
Alma materUtkal University, Visva-Bharati University
Occupationwriter, editor, film producer
ChildrenShreejit Abhishek
RelativesAchyuta Samanta (Elder brother)
AwardsNational Film Award, Odisha State Film Awards

Iti Rani Samanta (born in 1970) is an Indian columnist, journalist and film producer. She won the Odisha State Film Awards in 2014 for Best Story Writer. She is also the editor of the monthly family magazine The Kadambini and the children’s magazine The Kunikatha.

Early life and education[edit]

Iti Rani Samanta was born in the year 1970 in a village called Kalarabanka in Cuttack, Odisha. She is the youngest of the seven siblings born to Nilimarani Samanta and Anadi Charan Samanta. After losing her father early, and due to scarce economic support, Samanta’s early childhood saw her struggling for sustenance and survival. She was brought up by her mother amidst poverty and sticky social challenges. Samanta pursued her primary education in her village school at Kalarabanka and thereafter shifted to Cuttack to complete her high school examination. Soon after completion of her +2 science from Ramadevi Women’s College, Bhubaneswar, she joined electronics & telecommunication from Bhubaneswar to financially support her family. Since she wanted to become a writer, she joined the post-graduate degree program in Odia Literature and a Masters Degree in Mass Communication & Advanced Journalism from Utkal University, Odisha. Later, she did her Ph.D in literature from Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan and was awarded the fellowship instituted by Ministry of Culture, Government of India.[1]

Career[edit]

Samanta's early writing efforts later developed into short stories, novels and feature articles on women's empowerment and other gender-related issues.[2]

Dr. Samanta established Kadambini Media Pvt Ltd in the year 2000. From the beginning as a publisher of family magazine The Kadambini the organization has now expanded to a leading publishing house. The Kadambini and The Kunikatha are two magazines in Odia being published by Kadambini Media and run by Samanta, who also edits these two periodicals.[3]

Filmography[edit]

Kadambini Media claims to provide a platform to young people to showcase their talent in the field of art, literature and cinema. Kadambini Media has also ventured into the field of audio-visual productions and during the past years, it has also produced several television series, tele-films and music albums.[4]

Kadambini Media marked its début in feature film production with its maiden offer Kathantara. The film directed by Himansu Sekhar Khatua won the Odisha State Film Awards-2005 as well as the Silver Lotus for Best Odia Feature Film 2006.[5] The next venture Krantidhara (2014)[6] based on a short story ‘Jhada Parara Surya’ by Samanta also won the Asian Excellence Film Awards 2019 in South Korea.[7]

Television[edit]

  • Bhinna Manisha Bhinna Katha (A series on the lives of transgender people)
  • Kadambini Ama Patrika (A weekly literary television magazine)
  • Kahani Gita Pachhara (The stories behind popular Odia songs)
  • Katha Apanka Pasandara (A television show about celebrities)
  • Glamour Lane (A television show on the glamour world of cinema and television)
  • Chit Chat (Gossip between two celebrity actors)

Honours[edit]

Films[edit]

Editing[edit]

  • Kaliprasad Das Upanyas Samman[10]
  • Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhabana Award – 2008 & 2007 (as best editor)[11]

References[edit]

  1. "Multitalented Odia Writer Dr Iti Samanta". Justice News. 6 December 2019.
  2. "Multitalented Odia Writer Dr Iti Samanta". Kalinga TV.
  3. "Kadambini, Kuni Katha celebrate anniversaries". Reporters Today.
  4. "Incident, From Where Originated The Concept Of Transgender's Tale, 'Bhinna Manisha Bhinna Katha'". Kalinga TV.
  5. "Award winning parallel cinema Kathantara released". Orissa Diary. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25.
  6. "Odia Movie 'Krantidhara' To Get Asian Excellence Award". Odisha Bytes. 16 September 2019.
  7. "Krantidhara bags an award in Seoul". The Times of India. 29 September 2019.
  8. P, Bhabani P. "7th Odia Film Fare Awards 2016 (March 29, 2017) – Complete Nominees List". OdiaPortal.IN.
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Dr. Iti Samanta bags Best Story Award". KalingaTV. 30 March 2017.
  10. "Dr Iti Samanta To Be Awarded With 'Oupanyasika Kaliprasad Das Upanyas Samman'". KalingaTV. 21 June 2019.
  11. "Dr Iti Samanta is editor of Odisha's most popular and circulated magazine 'Kadambini'". KalingaTV. 5 September 2019.

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