BORN IN - 13TH DECEMBER 1934: ( CUTTACK)
DIED ON - 16TH MARCH 2025: (BHUBANESWAR)
EDUCATION - MA (ENGLISH) IN LITERATURE REVENSHAW COLLEGE, CUTTACK
WORKED AS -
* HE SERVED AS CHIEF SECRETARY OF ODISHA GOVERMENT.
* SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
* He SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT OF SAHITYA AKADEMI INDIA FROM 1993-1998 & 1998-2003
AWARDS -
* 1977 - SAHTYA AKADEMY AWARD
* 1990 - VISHUBHA SAMMAN
* 1992 - SARSWATI SAMMAN
* 2006 - PADMA BHUSAN
NOTABLE POEM -
* KETE DINARA ( OF A LONG LONG TIME) 1962
* ANEKA KOTHARI ( MANY ROOMS) 1967
* SANDIGDHA MRIGAYA ( SUCIPICIOUS HUNTING) 1971
* SAPTAMA RITU ( THE 7TH SEASON) 1977
* SACHITRA ANDHARA ( PICTURESQUE DARKNESS) 1982
* SRI RADHA (1984) WON SARASWATI SAMMAN
* SRI PALATAKA (1997) ( MR ESCAPIST)
