Godabarish Mishra was born to Lingaraj Mishra & Apsara Devi in a Brahmin family in Srinibaspur Sasan, near Banapur, Khordha district.His primary education was from the village school and then received his higher education from the Puri District School in 1906 and enrolled in Ravenshaw College. He used to take tuition to cover the college fees. He received his B.A. in Philosophy in 1910. He obtained his M.A. in economics from University of Calcutta in 1912.
He was associated with Utkal Sammilani from 1919 to 1955.He was the President of the Utkal Samilani Special Conference held at Berhampur in 1955. He met Gopabandhu Das by chance while staying in a hostel. He was one of Gopabandhu’s “Pancahsakha” .Although he belonged to a conservative Brahmin family, Mishra was a socialist. He was against caste discrimination. He didn’t wear his sacred thread and also wore a moustache, which was against the Brahmin caste system.He participated in the non-cooperation movement of 1921. He was the head of Singhbhum DCC and led the campaigns in Chakradharpur and adjacent areas.
Books Info
| Magazine name | Gapa Samayara Sathi / ଗପ ସମୟର ସାଥୀ |
| Editor | Fakir Mohan Senapati |
| No Of pages | 35 |
| Publisher | Cuttack Student Store |
| Publication | 1989 |
| Printed At | NA |
| Distributor | NA |