POET · CULTURAL CATALYST · FOUNDER OF AAMAR SAHITYA
“I carried a fistful of my village soil across seven seas —
and every poem I write is me letting it breathe again.”
Bridging the rich heritage of Sambalpuri‑Koshli and Odia literature with a modern movement to connect, digitise and uplift fellow writers — from a small village in Bargarh to stages across the Middle East, India and the UK.
Dubai · UAE
from Jamla, Bargarh
THE JOURNEY
Prasanta Kumar Meher is a senior IT professional who has spent over a decade with a multinational firm in Dubai — yet his heart never left the red soil of western Odisha. Across the Odia diaspora he is known warmly as the “Pravasi Kabi”, the expatriate poet who keeps the mother tongue alive far from home.
His verse is written primarily in Sambalpuri‑Koshli and Odia — a distinctive contemporary voice that weaves nostalgia, emotion and cultural essence into every line. Three published books and countless recitations later, he has carried a village dialect from Bargarh to literary stages in India, the UAE and the UK.
Beyond his own writing, he is a builder of platforms. He founded Aamar Sahitya to connect and elevate fellow writers, and is a founding member of several cultural organisations, including Nuakhai Paribar UAE and Juhar Paribar Delhi — turning a personal passion into a shared, global movement.
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Published poetry books
20+
Years of literary & cultural service
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Honours across India, UAE & UK
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Global literary platform founded
“Preserving cultural roots, one verse at a time.”
Prasanta’s working credo
LITERARY WORKS & PUBLICATIONS
Poems, folk lyrics and articles that reflect emotion, tradition and social relevance — written to keep a dialect breathing.
Maatir
Surta
cover art
Debut collection · 2017 · Indian Consulate, Dubai
His first‑ever Sambalpuri book, released on foreign soil yet made entirely of home. The collection gathers verses of longing, harvest, mother tongue and belonging — the expatriate’s ache to keep the village alive in memory.
Ghara chhaadi aasili, mati chhaadi paarili nahin — the house I left behind, but never the soil.
2019 · Bangalore
“Fragrance of the Soil”
Released during Nuakhai Bhetghat — a second gathering of verses on roots, festival and memory.
2025 · OSUK, London
“Poems & Sayings”
Launched at the OSUK Convention in Maidenhead — poems paired with the folk proverbs of Koshal.
Ongoing
Sambalpuri folk lyrics, articles and linguistic work that document and revive Koshli idiom for a new generation — published across journals and Aamar Sahitya.
Explore on Aamar SahityaCULTURAL LEADERSHIP
The digital home of a growing literary movement.
Founded in 2022, Aamar Sahitya is a global platform that unites writers to celebrate and safeguard literary heritage — giving emerging voices a stage, digitising old manuscripts for lasting access, and bringing underrepresented authors into the mainstream.
Mission
Connect literary minds worldwide and keep Odia & Sambalpuri writing alive for the next generation.
Vision
A modern, inclusive commons where heritage is preserved digitally and every writer — however remote — can be read and honoured.
Social impact initiatives
A de‑addiction & awareness campaign using poetry and community gatherings to reach rural youth with a message of recovery and dignity.
Grassroots literacy and cultural programmes that carry education and heritage back to the villages of western Odisha.
Old manuscripts and out‑of‑print works scanned and archived for wider, lasting accessibility.
Blood donation drives, Nuakhai and Puspuni celebrations, and seminars that give local artists global exposure.
HONOURS & RECOGNITION
Recognition earned through consistent, quiet work to promote Odia culture and literature at home and abroad.
Odisha Literature & Cultural Festival
by OSA · Abu Dhabi, UAE
by OSUK · London, UK
Nuakhai Paribar UAE
Juhar Paribar, Bangalore
Dhanu Yatra, Bargarh
Sambalpur Lok Mahotsav
Nuasala Publication
MEDIA, EVENTS & GALLERY
Recitations, gatherings and felicitations across the diaspora.
LET’S CONNECT
For literary collaborations, speaking engagements, book launches and cultural events — reach out directly.
Prasanta Kumar Meher
Poet · Literature & Cultural Activist · Senior IT Professional
© · Preserving cultural roots, one verse at a time.
Debut collection · 2017
The lamp my mother lit at dusk still burns behind my eyes,
a small gold coin of home spent slowly in a foreign year.
I speak the office tongue by day, count seasons by the sand —
but the soil remembers my name, and answers in the dark.
Placeholder verse — replace with lines from your published collection.
Second collection · 2019 · Bangalore
Rain on hot earth — that first fragrance no city can bottle;
I follow it home each Nuakhai, a thread pulled tight across the sea.
Placeholder verse — replace with lines from your published collection.
2025 · OSUK Convention, London
An old proverb of Koshal: the river forgets, the bank remembers.
So I write — to be the bank, and hold what the years let go.
Placeholder verse — replace with lines from your published collection.