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Fakir Mohan Senapati (13 January 1843 – 14 June 1918), often referred to as Utkala Byasa Kabi (Odisha’s Vyasa), was an Indian writer, poet, philosopher and social reformer. He played a leading role in establishing the distinct identity of Odia, a language mainly spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. Senapati is regarded as the father of Odia nationalism and modern Odia literature. His “Rebati” (1898) is widely recognized as the first Odia short story. It is the story of a young innocent girl whose desire for education is placed in the context of a conservative society in a backward…

Hadi Das was an Odia Hindu devotee of Odisha in the early 18th century. Hadi Das, a saint from Odisha, was born at Champapur just one km from Chhatia in the state of Odisha in 1772 A.D. to the parents Chemei Ojha and Devaki of a Kamar (blacksmith) family. His parent had lost all the children before Hadi Das was born. For this reason his parent out of love and affection named the child as “Hadi”. Actually his real name was Hadi Das. His spiritual teacher was Mastaram Das, a saint from western India residing at Puri at that time.…

Gopabandhu Das (1877–1928), popularly known as Utkalamani,was a social worker, reformer, political activist, journalist, poet and essayist.Gopabandhu Das was born on 9 October 1877 in Suando village, near Puri, Odisha in a Brahmin family. His mother was Swarnamayee Devi, the third wife of Daitari Dash. His father was a mukhtiar and the family were reasonably well-off. Das married Apti at the age of twelve but continued his education. He had basic schooling in the village before progressing to a middle school nearby. Then, in 1893, by which time his mother had died, Das joined Puri Zilla School. There he was…

Krushna Prasad Basu was born in 1894, though known throughout odisha as a dramatist, is also a renowned litterateur with considerable contribution to odia literature. He was born in an affluent zamindar family at Kuanshpur, near Jajpur town in Cuttack district. As a child, Krushna was a lover of music and a good singer. He inherited his musical talent from his father, Govinda Prasad, who was a good instrumentalist and a lover of traditional songs. He has written twenty-three dramas out of which only three or four have been published. A few of his popular dramas are: Satya Sandha Harishchandra,…

Kelucharan Mohapatra (8 January 1926 – 7 April 2004),He was a legendary Indian classical dancer, guru, and exponent of Odissi dance, who is credited with the revival and popularizing of this classical dance form in the 20th century. He is the first person to receive the Padma Vibhushan from Odisha. A noted Sanskrit poet of India writes on this Guru: Saango-paanga-subhangi-laasya-madhuram samteerna-nrutyaarnavam, which translates as – “Each fraction of his dancing body leads to paramount sweetness, through miraculous poses and postures. In fact, Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra crossed the ocean of styles.” Books Info Books NameGuru Kelucharana : Jiban O Kruti/ଗୁରୁ…

Madhusudan Das (28 April 1848 – 4 February 1934) was an Indian lawyer and social reformer, who founded Utkal Sammilani in 1903 to campaign for the unification of Odisha along with its social and industrial development. He was one of the main persons, helping in the creation of Orissa Province (present-day Odisha, India), which was established on 1 April 1936. He was also the first graduate and advocate of Orissa. He is also known as Kulabuddha (Grand Old Man), Madhu Babu, and Utkal Gouraba (Pride of Utkal). In Odisha, his birthday is celebrated as the Lawyers’ Day on 28 April.…

Radhanath Ray (28 September 1848 – 17 April 1908),He was an Odia writer of initial modernity era in Odia poetry during the later part of nineteenth century. He was born in a Zamindar family in Baleshwar (Bengal Presidency), now in Odisha, and is honoured in Odia literature with the title Kabibara .In his early life, he composed in both Odia and Bengali languages, Though the medieval Odia literature was rich and distinct literary tradition and history, some of the Bengali educationalists wanted to abolish Odia language as the medium of teaching from schools. As Bengal was under by British rule…

Dharanidhar Das was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha the lower house of the Indian Parliament from the Mangaldoi constituency of Assam as a member of the Indian National Congress. Magazine Info Magazine nameBiplabi Dharanidhara/ବିପ୍ଳବୀ ଧରଣୀଧର EditorJagannath PatnaikNo Of pages168PublisherAcademy Of Tribal Dialects & CulturePublication1992Printed AtBholanath Press , BhbaneswarDistributorNA Biplabi Dharanidhara Sample Biplabi Dharanidhara Full Pdf Download

Veer Surendra Sai (23 January 1809 – 28 February 1884) was an Indian revolutionary who spent his life fighting against British rule in India. Veer Surendra Sai and his associates Madho Singh, Kunjal Singh, Airi Singh, Bairi Singh, Uddant Sai, Ujjal Sai, Khageswar Dao, Karunakar Singh, Salegram Bariha, Govind Singh, Pahar Singh, Rajee Ghasia, Kamal Singh, Hati Singh, Salik Ram Bariha, Loknath Panda/Gadtia, Mrutunjaya Panigrahi, Jagabandu Hota, Padmanave Guru, Trilochan Panigrahi and many others worked together and separately to counter British colonial expansion in India, preventing the British authorities from assuming control over the majority of Western Odisha region for…

This biography is composed of “Bidrohi Sannyashi” based on biblical knowledge and their own practice and experience.Swami Vivekananda born Narendranath Datta was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic .Vivekananda, original name Narendranath Datta, Datta also spelled Dutt, (born January 12, 1863, Calcutta [now Kolkata]—died July 4, 1902, near Calcutta), Hindu spiritual leader and reformer in India who attempted to combine Indian spirituality with Western material progress, maintaining that the two supplemented and complemented one another. His Absolute was a person’s own higher self; to labour for the benefit of humanity…