Balarama Dasa was an Odia poet and litterateur. He was one of the 5 great poets in Odia literature, the Panchasakha during the Bhakti age of literature. He was the eldest of the Pancha sakha. He wrote the Jagamohana Ramayana also known as Dandi Ramayana.
Dasa translated the Ramayana to Odia. It is also known as Jagamohana Ramayana or Dandi Ramayana. More than a translation, the work is a transcreation, as it deviates in many ways from the original. In some parts he goes against the original text and in some parts follows the original text closely and yet in some other parts he creates entirely new narratives.
Books Info
| Books name | Balarama Das O Odia Ramayana /ବଳରାମ ଦାସ ଓ ଓଡିଆ ରାମାୟଣ |
| Author | Narendranath Misra |
| No Of pages | 16 |
| Publisher | NA |
| Publication | 1955 |
| Printed At | NA |
| Distributor | NA |