Muse@NLS Library | ‘Rain Incarnations’ | Poetry Reading With Prof. Bishnu Mohapatra
NLSIU Library Basement
Open to the public. Non-NLS guests may RSVP here.
Monday, August 4, 2025, 4:00 pm
NLSIU’s Library Committee is organising a poetry reading by Prof. (Dr.) Bishnu N. Mohapatra, Professor of Politics and Director of Moturi Satyanarayana Centre for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, KREA University.
Prof. Mohapatra will be reading from his volume of poetry titled Rain Incarnations.
The reading will take place at the NLS Library Basement on Monday, 4 August 2025, at 4 PM.
About the poet
Prof. Bishnu Mohapatra is a well-known Indian poet who writes his poetry in Odia. Currently, he is a Professor of Politics and the Director of Moturi Satyanarayana Centre for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences at KREA University, Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, India. He served as the regional anchor of India and South Asia for the World Humanities Report (WHR), published in 2024.
Prof. Mohapatra has authored five volumes of poetry and has translated two volumes of Pablo Neruda’s poetry into Odia. A Fragile World, a book of his poetry in English translation, was published in 2008. He served as the national jury member for the Moortidevi Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith, Delhi, from 2013 to 2015. A volume of his poetry in Hindi translation – Buddha aur Aam – was published by Pralek Prakashan, Mumbai, in 2022. Prof. Mohapatra’s poetry carries not only a theorist’s critical gaze but, more importantly, a seeker’s voice. In terms of great uncertainty and disenchantment, his poetry seeks to re-enchant the world without drowning out contemporary realities.
A volume of his poetry in translation – Rain Incarnations – was published by Speaking Tiger in 2025. He is in the process of completing a volume of Rilke’s poetry in Odia translation.
About the Event
Ammel Sharon, Assistant Professor, Social Science, NLSIU will be in conversation with Prof. Mohapatra, and Keertana Venkatesh, Assistant Professor, Law, NLSIU will moderate the event.
The event is open to the public, with mandatory RSVP for non-NLS community guests. RSVP here.