Brundaban Jena

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Research into "Brundaban Jena" primarily identifies him as a renowned Odia lyricist, filmmaker, and playwright, rather than an Indian classical dance figure. Born on January 15, 1944, in Chanchol village in the undivided Kendrapada district of Odisha, he passed away on January 29, 2025 (some sources state 2026) at the age of 81 or 87. He learned Chhanda, Chaupadi, Bhajan, and Janana from his grandfather Paramananda Jena, who was a Palakar. Brundaban Jena became a recognized lyricist by Akashvani, Cuttack, in 1965 and began his film career as a lyricist in the 1972 Odia movie 'Dharitri'. He penned lyrics for almost 30 Odia movies and wrote screenplays and dialogues for 8 films. He also directed two films, 'Sashti' and 'Bata Abata'. He authored 15 books and was a playwright. His popular songs include 'Pirati Tora Duru Juhara', 'Emiti Rati Se Ta Abhula Smruti', 'Mo Priya Tharu Kiye Adhika Sundara', 'Bana Pakshi Jhure', and 'Chandrika Tume Jhara Phula'. The information provided in the prompt regarding him being a Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship recipient (2006) for Dance could not be verified through web searches. The Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship recipients for Dance in 2006 included Rohini Bhate. While a 'Brundaban Jena' received the Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2005 for lyric writing, this is a state-level award and distinct from the national Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship. Awards & Honours: Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2005), Odia Geetikabi Samman (2006), Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award (2008), Fakir Mohan Geetishree Samman (2011), Jitikabi Samman (2015), Utkal Sahitya Samman, Fakir GitiSahitya Puraskar, Odia Gitikabi Samaja Samman.