CM Congratulates Eminent Author Binapani Mohanty on Being Nominated for Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated eminent author Binapani Mohanty on being nominated for the prestigious Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman by Odisha Sahitya Akademi for her contribution to Odia literature.

ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡେମୀ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଅତିବଡ଼ି ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ଦାସ ସମ୍ମାନ ପାଇଁ ମନୋନୀତ ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ଲେଖିକା ବୀଣାପାଣି ମହାନ୍ତିଙ୍କୁ ମୋର ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ଓ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ। ଆଗାମୀ ଦିନରେ ନିଜ ସୃଜନ ସୃଷ୍ଟି ଦ୍ୱାରା ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଜଗତକୁ ଆହୁରି ସମୃଦ୍ଧ କରନ୍ତୁ।

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) March 3, 2020

Binapani Mohanty, a renowned literary figure who carved a niche for herself in the field of Odia fiction writing, was awarded the Padma Shri this year.

Her literary career as a story-teller began with publication of ‘Gotie Ratira Kahani’ in 1960. Some of her best stories are ‘Pata Dei’, ‘Khela Ghara,’Naiku Rasta’, ‘Bastraharana’, Andhakarara’, ‘Kasturi Murga O Sabuja Aranya’ and ‘Michhi Michhika’.