Kalicharan had a keen interest in drama during his school days. He produced a play Babaji and with the help of his school friends. It was inspired from another play Kanchi Kaveri by Ramashankar Ray. In his childhood, he trained in Odissi classical music from legends such as Pt Basudeb Mahapatra and Khanu Mian.Later he learned under Madhava Rao while in College. He came to Cuttack after serving as Sub-inspector of Schools at Khandapara for few years. After the death of Sudam Charan Nayak he was involved with Odia newspaper Utkala Dipika. He was also the Assistant editor of ‘Mukura’ of Brajasundar Das.
Books Info
| Books name | Saptaparni / ସପ୍ତପର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ |
| Author | Kalicharan Pattnaik |
| No Of pages | 143 |
| Publisher | Cuttack Student Store |
| Publication | 1977 |
| Printed At | Prsad Printers |
| Distributor | NA |