Noted Padma writer Binapani Mohanty passes away at 85

Noted Padma writer Binapani Mohanty passes away at 85 – Padma Shri awardee (2020) and Eminent writer of Odisha Binapani Mohanty died at the age of 85. she was known for her best-known stories including Pata Dei, Khela Ghara, Naiku Rasta, Bastraharana, Andhakarara, Kasturi Murga O Sabuja Aranya and Michhi Michhika and so on.

• She founded an organisation of Odia women writers named ‘Odisha Lekhika Sansad.’
• She started her teaching career as a lecturer in the Economy in 1960.
• In 2020, Binapani Mohanty was conferred with the Padma Shri for her contribution to Odia literature.
• She also received the Adibadi Jagannath Das Puraskar – the highest literary award by the Odisha Sahitya Akademi, in 2019.
• She won the Sahitya Akademi award for her collection of short stories ‘Pata Dei’
• She received Sarala Samman from the Government of Odisha.

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