Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today paid his humble tributes to Pandit Godavarish Mishra on his birth anniversary.
Taking to Twitter, the Chief Minister remembered the contributions of Godavarish Mishra towards social reformation and enrichment of Odia literature.
Pandit Godavarish Mishra (1886-1956) was a poet, playwright and prose-writer of distinction.
ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ସାହିତ୍ୟିକ, କବି, ସାରସତ୍ଵ ସାଧକ ତଥା ପଞ୍ଚସଖାଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଅନ୍ୟତମ ପଣ୍ଡିତ ଗୋଦାବରୀଶ ମିଶ୍ରଙ୍କ ଜୟନ୍ତୀରେ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି। ସମାଜ ସଂସ୍କାର ପାଇଁ ତାଙ୍କ ପଦକ୍ଷେପ ଏବଂ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସାହିତ୍ୟକୁ ସମୃଦ୍ଧ କରୁଥିବା ଆଲେଖିକା, କାଳିଜାଈ, ଘଟାନ୍ତର ଭଳି ନିଜର ଅନବଦ୍ୟ କୃତି ତାଙ୍କୁ ସର୍ବଦା ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ କରି ରଖିବ। pic.twitter.com/YyOdFJv1DO
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) October 26, 2019
His work includes many essays, stories, novels, poems, biographies and translations. His poems played a crucial role in creating awareness towards that nation.
His dramas Purushottama Deba, Mukunda Deba and Ardha Shatabdi Ra Orissa O Tahin Re Mo Sthana are significant tributes to Odia literature.
He was honored with Sahi tya Akademi Award posthumously in 1962 for his autobiography Ardha Satabdir Odissa.