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Shakuntala Gupta
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Life & writing
Shakuntala Gupta writes in Odia and English. Her poetry moves through remembered places, longing, nature and the inner life.
Her writing appears in Kabita Live, Toshali Anthology of Poetry 2026 and magazine clippings she has shared from Akshyara and Matilagna. She has taken part in SAPNE literary activities and the Toshali Literature Festival.
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Love & Longing 6
ମେଳଣ (ମିଳନ)
ରାମକେରୀ ମଧୁକରୀ ଯୋଡ଼ିମହୁରୀକେତେ ବଜାଗଜା
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ବହିଯାଉଚି ଆଷାଢ଼
ମୋ ଅଗଣାରେମାଟି କାନ୍ଥଟି ଅନେଇଚି,
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ଅବିର ଖେଳା ରେ..
ଚଉସମ ସୁଗନ୍ଧି, କନ୍ଦୁଳି ପାଟ ରୁନ୍ଧି.. ବକୁଲେ, ସୁଆଙ୍ଗୀ ସଙ୍ଗିୟା ।ଚାମୀକର ରଙ୍ଗିଆ, ଯୋଡ଼ି ଝଲଝଲିଆ... ନାଗୁଲେ, ଭଣିତି ଭଙ୍ଗିୟା ରେ ।
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ଫାଳେ ଜହ୍ନ
ନିଛାଟିଆ ଜହ୍ନ ରାତିରେବହଳ ରଙ୍ଗ ଥୋକେ ନେଇ
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ତୁ ଲୁଚିଯାଉ ଯେବେ ଯେବେ
ଶରଦର ଚାନ୍ଦ ମୋର,ତୁ ଲୁଚିଯାଉ ଯେବେ ଯେବେ;
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Cast Away
I looked afar for a raybut, there was no day
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Home & Memory 4
Land & Lives 5
ମଙ୍ଗଲି ଓ ୭୫ ଦିନର ଦଶହରା
ହସଦେଓର ଶାଖା ନଈଟିଶିଳାଦେହୀ ଠାରେ ମହାନଦୀରେ ମିଶିଚି
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ତଅପୋଇ ଓ ବୁଢ଼ା ବଳଙ୍ଗ
ଭଙ୍ଗା କଳାକନା ବଙ୍କୁଲିବେଣ୍ଟ ଛତା ଉପରେ ଭାରଦେଇ ଠିଆ ହେବ କେତେନା ଧାଇଁବ,
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ଯେତେ ପ୍ରେମ୍, ସେତେ ପାପ୍..!?
ରାତ୍ ପୁହେଇ ଉତୁରି ଯାଉଥିଲା ଆନ୍ ଋତୁପୁଆଲ୍ ଡିସ୍-ନା (ଶେଜ) ରୁ
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କୋଟପାଡ଼
ମାଛ:ବିନ୍ଦୁ ବିନ୍ଦୁ କରି ସିଲେଇ କରିଲା ଆକାର
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ଅକ୍ଷର · କବିତା
Akshyara · clipping
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Inner Life & Devotion 4
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Sources & publications
Read her Kabita Live profile, the SAPNE festival report and the Toshali programme.
Kabita Live · SAPNE · Toshali