Bio
of Swapna Behera
Swapna Behera born on 1955 is a trilingual contemporary poet, author ,educationist, critic, translator, reviewer, a social worker, environmentalist and editor from Odisha, India. Her stories, poems and articles are widely published in Newspapers, International journals, magazines Anthologies and ezines and translated in different languages .
Swapna Behera is a former teacher for more than three decades i .e at the Mont Fort School from 1984-1995 and a teacher in Kendriya Vidyalayas, from 1995-2015 under Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan ,an Autonomous organization under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. She has received several outstanding recognitions for teaching excellence…
EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS
She is a post graduate in History with a Bachelor’s degree in Education.(M.A.BED) .
She was a trained teacher in substance Abuse Prevention Education from Shalom Rehabilitation Centre Chumkedima Nagaland 2001.
She is a trained teacher and participated in the workshop of School Audio Visual Script writing ,by School Audio Project 1991,sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource Development .
Microsoft Participation certificate in Partners in Learning Teacher Training Programme 2007
successfully participated in the ICH GCP Guidelines Training Programme in LV Prasad Eye Institute Bhubaneswar 14th December 2019
AT PRESENT
She is
- The Executive National President for India by Hispanomundial Union of Writers(UHE), Peru
- CULTURAL AMBASSADOR of India ,South East Asia by the Inner Child Press International U.S.
- Member of the Poetry Posse 2018 of The Year of The Poet V by The Inner Child Press U.S.
- Honorary member of the Hon’ble Editorial Board of IJBST JOURNAL GROUP
- Editor of International Editorial Board of the volume” Poetry and Peace” by the International Society for Intercultural Studies and Research (ISISAR)
- The Chief Administrator of Motivational Strip’s India Office including India and SAARC Countries associated with many socio-educative works.
- LIFE MEMBER OF ODISHA ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY .
- She is the BRAND AMBASSADOR OF INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLER KATASHI TALES in India .
- HONORARY DISTINGUISHED EDITORIAL ADVISORY PANEL MEMBER OF THE BILINGULA MAGAZINE GRIHASWAMINI .
- She is the Life member of International Society for Intercultural Studies and Research.
- Cultural and Literary Convenor {East India ), Coordinator of Research and Publication of ISISAR. Ethical committee Member of L.V.Prasad Eye Hospital, Bhubaneswar .
- 13.Advisor of Kolkatar Jishu InterNational Poetry Magazine .
PRESENTATION OF PAPERS
- Presented a paper on THE IMPORTANCE of PEACE EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS in the Thinkers and Writers Peace Meet at Kolkata 6.1.2019
- Presented a paper on THE IMPORTANCE of PEACE EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS in the Kafla International”s 12th International Writers Festival in Indore on 24.10.2018
- She has presented her paper on THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF RELIGIONS FOR A HUMANE WORLD in in the National Seminar on World Religions for a humane world ; A step towards Inter Religious Dialogue on24-25 .2 .2017 in Patkai Nagaland.
- Resource person in the LOK MAHOTSAV Sambalpur and presented a paper on INDIGINEOUS KNOWLEDGE OF THE PEOPLE OF WESTERN ODISHA in2001.
- Resource person and presented a paper on DISPOSAL AND MANAGEMENT OF SOLID WASTE in the seminar by Society for Integrated Human Development Anugul,2001
- Resource Person in the Post Beijing workshop on Women Health, Education and Rights and presented a paper on WOMEN RIGHTS in Jyoti Vihar ,Sambalpur in 1996.
- Presented a paper REMEDIAL MEASURES TO PREVENT COMPLEXION BASED DISCIMINATION in the International seminar on Complexion Based Discrimination at Mathura on 2.6.2018 and 3.6 2018
- Presented a paper on STORY WRITING :TECHNIQUES AND REACHING THE READERS OF TODAY in the WORK SHOP of the Pravati Tara Christian Writers’ Workshop for on the completion of the magazine PravatiTara’s 120 years celebration in 2017
- She was a panellist in Cuttack Literary Festival 2018in the segment CREDIBILITY OF ODIA POEMS IN THE NATIONAL LEVEL .
- Presented a paper in Telengana Poetry Feast on Language is a value and Literature is a Blessing at Hyderabad on 26.05.2019
She has penned six Books
- BATIKHUNTA O MU (Short story collection In Odia)
- BEYOND THE GALAXY ( Poem collection in English)
- PHERILE TUMAR ( Poem collection in Odia)
- THE INNER VOICE , translation of Dr Ved Prakash Sharma’S Poems from Hindi to English
- AMMA IS SINGING ( English Poetry collection on Indian aroma)in press
- A BUCKET OF WATER ON A BICYCLE ( Children’s Literature )
Her English poems are translated to a Tamil Book named A NIGHT IN THE REFUGEE CAMP BY Subrabharthi Maniam a katha Award Winner .
AWARDS and FELICITATION RECEIEVED
- HONOURED POET OF INDIA from SEYCHELLAS GOVERNMENT accredited INTERNATIONAL LITERARY and ART SOCIETY ‘ LASO SYASYON LARSAN FRONTYER (LLSF) as a tribute to India’s 73rd Independence Day on 15.08.2019
- She is the recipient of the International Mother language UGADI AWARD 2019 from Karnataka Telugu Writer’s Federation on 17.03.2019 at Bangalore .
- WORLD LAUREATE in LITERATURE 2018 from World Nations Writers Union ,Kazakhstan as the Life time achievement Award .
- Received Global Literature Guardian Award 2018 for recognition of Global Literary Excellence and recognition of Global Literary Support from Motivational Strips 2018 .
- AMBASSADOR DE LITERATURE by MOTIVATIONAL STRIPS , 2018.
- Certificate of Excellence WORLD ICON OF LITERATURE from INTERNATIONAL HIGHER ACADEMIC COUNCIL OF ENGLISH LITERATURE 2018.
- AMBASSADOR OF HUMANITY by HAFRIKAN PRINCE ART WORLD ,Africa 2018 in the service of promoting the humanity.
- Recognition and Inclusion in LATIN AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MODERN LITERATURE IN MEXICO and in the WORLD DIRECTORIO ESCRITORES World 2018.
- AMBASSADOR OF ASIA of GLOBAL SOCIO –ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL EVOLUTION NET WORK (GSFEN) Membership No A0209 dated 30th October 2018
- OFFICIAL MEMBER of WORLD NATION’S WRITER’S UNION KAZAKHSTAN .2018
- LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD at the International Conference 2018, by the Literati Cosmos Society Regd 75/2018-19
- SAHITYA SHIROMANI Award at the International Conference 2018 by The Literati Cosmos Society Regd 75/2018-19
- Certificate of HUMANITARIAN AWARD from WORLD UNIVERSITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMAN SCIENCES 2018 https//wuhrhs.jimdo.com SPAIN
- WORLD ICON of PACE Award from World Institute For Peace ,Nigeria in2017.
- DISTINGUISHED SERVICE award by Muse for Peace Foundation 2017 from Nigeria.
- The PENTASI B WORLD FEATURED POET, 2017.
- The ENCHANTING MUSE AWARD in Pentasy India World Poetree Festival 2017.
- Prestigious INTERNATIONAL POESIS AWARD of HONOUR as a JURY MEMBER at the 2nd Bharat Award for Literature (an International Short Story Competition)2015by the Poesis online.com and XpressPublications.com.
- FEATURED POET of The Year of The Poet V for the month of April 2018 from U.S.
- Received the Certificate of Excellence from YayatiMohan G Gandhi Inter National Poetry Festival 2016 .
- International MEWADEV LAUREL AWARD 2018 from Contemporary Literary Society of Almor ,Banda .
- SAHITYA SHREE SAMMAN by National Face Book Kabita Sangam 2016 .
- A recipient of the Pravtitara Pratibha Samman by Utkal Christian Sahitya Parishad, 2013
- Invited and felicitated by the Deptt of Philosophy Patkai Christian College(Autonomous )Nagaland for presenting a paper in the seminar on World Religions ; A step towards interreligious dialogue 2017.
- Invited and felicitated by Amravati Poetic Prism International Multilingual Poets Meet by the Cultural Centre of Vijayawada & Amravati at Vijayawada in 2016,2017and 2018
- Felicitated in the 8th National Poets and Writers meet Ernakulum , Kerala 2017 by Poesis online.com and XpressPublications.com.
- Invited and felicitated in the 10th International Poetry Fest 2017 in the J.K.C College Guntur,Andhrapradesh
- Invited and felicitated in the 1st National Face Book Kabita Sangam 2016 at Bhubaneswar.
- Invited and felicitated in the Sahitya Utsab -2 at Dhenkanal 2016 .
- Felicitation Certificate from Utkal CHRISTIAN LITERATURE BOARD 1997 in the Christian Writers CONFERENCE
- Received the INTERNATIONAL POIESIS AWARD for Poetic Excellence for being the FOURTH PRIZE WINNER based on the Result of The 7th International Rabindranath Tagore Award of English Poetry Contest 2018 .
- Recieved the Appreciation letter in 2007 from Assistant commissioner of Regional office Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan ,Bhubaneswar for giving Excellent result in AISSE/AISSCE EXAM.
- Special Certificate of Appreciation from UNITED SCHOOLS OF ORGANISATION for the valuable services and cooperation in evaluating the Answer Scripts of the 55th Annual all India UN Information Test conducted all over India by the Council for UN Information, a wing of USO on 25th August 2012.
- Invited and received the Certificate of Honour from the InterNational Malay Artistic Poetry &Cultural Festival 2018at Singapore 2018.
- Receieved the FELICITATION LETTER from Sahitya Sangam Utsav, Cuttack on 24.6.2018 .
- Received the Peace Excellency Award from Peace Unison India on 2.04.2019
- Received the Recognition certificate from The Guild of Gentlemen Alashraf , Algeria for the hard work, dedication creativity one of the Advante Garde on 29.12.2018 .
- Receievd the Prolific poetess 2019 award in the Telengana Poetic Feast on 26.05.2019
- Received the Certificate of Excellence from the International Forum for Creativity and Humanity , Morocco in recognition of my efforts in the Humanitarian and cultural Fields .
- Recieved the certificate from the International Forum for creativity and honoured , Morocco
- Recieved the NATIONAL LEVEL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE SMT SIMHADRI VISALAKSHI MEMORIAL AWARD FOR LITERARY EXCELLENCE ON THE OCCASSION OF KALAMITRA MANDALI ONGOLE on 20.10.2019
- Recieved the KONARK ODISHA SAMMAN ON 15.12 2019.
- Recieved the certificate of ACIEVEMENT FROM MUNIR MEZYED FOUNDATION for dedication to serving culture and Humaniyu on 4.12 2019 from CRAIOVA
- Recieved the certificate of HONOUR AND APPRECIATION FROM MODERN ARABIC LITERARY RENAISSANCE in recognition of the service to support literature ,local and Interanational Culture
- Recieved the PROMINENET FIGURE OF 2019 from International forum of creativity and Humanity of Morocco in 2019 ,
- Certificate of Excellence award from the International Forum of Creativity and Human ity from Morocco on International Day 2010
- World Award of Literary Excellence from the Government of Republic of Peru in joint association with Union HispanoMundial De Escritores, Motivational strips and World Nations Writers Union 13.022020
- Recieved the Mahatma Surja Kumar Karfarma Memorial Honour in the International Literary Meet 2020 from BANANI at Sisir Manch ,Kolkata on 11.02.2020
- Recieved the Nobel Laureate RABINDRANATH TAGORE AWARD 2020 at the 2nd International Women Empowerment Summit on 16.02.2020by Arpita Foundation at Vrindaban
- Recieved the WORLD POETIC STAR AWARD from the World Nation’s Writers Union ,Kazhakstan for th 175th Anniversary Celebration of Kazhak Poet Abai Qunan Baiuly on 23.0.2019
- DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD from MUSE FOR PEACE FOUNDATION ,Osun Africa on 20.11.2017 .
- International CESAR VALLEJO 2020 AWARD for literary Excellence from the UNION HISPANOMUNDIAL DE ESCRITORIO –U.H.E ,Peru for literary Excellence ON 26.01.2021
- Honoured from GUJURAT SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD on 15,08. 2020
- Certificate of recognition from the International Arts council Argentina in memory of writer Leopoldo Lugones on the writers day of Argentina 13.june 2021
- Certificate of appreciation from Telengana Sahitya Akademi on 26.05.2021.
Her ODIA POEM ANIGHT IN TE REFUGEE CAMP IS TRANSLATED INTO 65 LANGUAGES AND PUBLISHED IN DIFFERENT COUTRIES like Spain, Persia, Portuguese, China, Mexico, Arab etc and still the translation is going on .
She believes every child is an angel on the Earth and we have to protect the Nature for these angels on the Earth…