Kalicharan Pattnaik also known by his sobriquet Kabichandra was an eminent literary and artistic figure of Odisha. He had contributions in the field of Odissi music, Odissi dance and Odia theatre. He had significant contributions to development early Odia cinema as well. He was born on 23rd December 1898 in the then princely state of Badamba.His compositions in various traditional ragas are widely sung in the field of Odissi music and dance.
Kalicharan Pattnaik was born on 23rd December 1898 in the then princely state of Badamba. He got his early education from Charchika school of Banki. After his education in Banki, he got into Khurda High School and after matriculation for higher education he went to Ravenshaw College Cuttack, but untimely death of his father in 1919 put a stop to his further educational career.After his end of his forma education he took up a job as a Sub-inspector of Schools at Khandapara , Ganjam.
Books Info
| Books name | Dasabhuja / ଦଶଭୁଜା |
| Author | Kalicharan Pattnaik |
| No Of pages | 113 |
| Publisher | NA |
| Publication | 1966 |
| Printed At | NA |
| Distributor | NA |
