Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today paid humble tributes to ‘Vyasa Kabi’ Fakir Mohan Senapati on his birth anniversary.
The Chief Minister has hailed the contribution of Fakir Mohan Senapati to Odia language and literature.
Taking to his Twitter handle, Naveen said that Vyasa Kabi Fakir Mohan Senapati’s masterpieces like Chha Maana Atha Guntha, Rebati and Daka Munshi (short stories) have enriched Odia literature.
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସାହିତ୍ୟର କଥା ସମ୍ରାଟ ତଥା ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର ଓଡ଼ିଶା ପ୍ରଦେଶ ଗଠନର ଅନ୍ୟତମ ପୁରୋଧା ବ୍ୟାସକବି ଫକୀରମୋହନ ସେନାପତିଙ୍କ ଜୟନ୍ତୀରେ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି। ‘ରେବତୀ’, ”ଛ’ ମାଣ ଆଠ ଗୁଣ୍ଠ’, ‘ଡାକ ମୁନସୀ’ ଭଳି ତାଙ୍କ କାଳଜୟୀ ରଚନାରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଋଦ୍ଧିମନ୍ତ। ତାଙ୍କ ସଂସ୍କାରଧର୍ମୀ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଓ ସୃଜନଶୀଳତା ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରେରଣାଦାୟୀ। pic.twitter.com/izOju87DHY
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) January 13, 2020
Born on January 13 in 1843, Fakir Mohan Senapati was often referred to as Utkal Byasa Kabi (Odisha’s Supreme Poet). He played a leading role in establishing the distinct identity of Odia, a language mainly spoken in the Indian state of Odisha.
Fakirmohan Senapati is regarded as the father of Odia nationalism and modern Odia literature.