Dash Benhur
Jitendra Narayan Dash, who writes under the pseudonym of Dash Benhur is a Sahitya Akademi award winner writer from Odisha. He was born in Khandapada in Nayagarh district, Odisha.
He retired as the Principal of Samanta Chandrasekhar College, Puri. He is a founder member of Aama Odisha.Works
He is the author of more than 100 books, including 15 collections of short-stories.Children's literature
- The Puduga king & other stories, 2013
- Unforgettable Stories, 2007
- A Basket of Stories, 2005
- The Story of Maita, 2005
- Manu and the Sparrow, 2001
- Play Fun with Riddles, 2001
- My Pet Poetry Book, 2001
- All Time Rhymes for Children, 2001
- Rhymes for Little Reema, 2001
- Kaanduri and Other Stories, 2015
- Gandhi Tales from Odisha, 2013
- Alms and other stories, 2008
- The Tribute and other stories, 2006
- The Drawing and other stories, 1987
Novel
- Pagadi purusha,2 015
Awards
- Sahitya Akademi Bal Puraskar, 2014
- Odisha Vigyan Academy Popular Science-writer award, 1999
- NCERT Prize for Children's Literature,1989
- Odisha Sahitya Academy award, 1987
