Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has paid his humble tributes to great freedom fighter and renowned Odia poet Laxmikanta Mohapatra on his birth anniversary today.
ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ସ୍ବାଧୀନତା ସଂଗ୍ରାମୀ ତଥା ସାହିତ୍ୟିକ କାନ୍ତକବି ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀକାନ୍ତ ମହାପାତ୍ରଙ୍କ ଜୟନ୍ତୀରେ ମୋର ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି। ତାଙ୍କ ରଚିତ କାଳଜୟୀ ସୃଜନ ସୃଷ୍ଟି ‘ବନ୍ଦେ ଉତ୍କଳ ଜନନୀ’ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅସ୍ମିତା ଓ ସଂସ୍କୃତିର ବଳିଷ୍ଠ ପରିଚୟ। ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଜଗତରେ ତାଙ୍କର ଅମ୍ଳାନ କୃତି ତାଙ୍କୁ ସର୍ବଦା ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ କରି ରଖିଛି। pic.twitter.com/0Y4Ej4xn3Z
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) December 9, 2021
Born on 9 December,1888 in Bhadrak district, Laxmikanta Mohapatra had created literary works in drama, parody, poetry, short-story, novel genres. His literary style had a nationalistic fervour and sharp satire.
Kantakabi’s songs like Bande Utkala Janani, Koti Koti Kanthe Aji, Udaee Nisana Bajai Veri were battle cry of Odia freedom fighters during freedom struggle and state-hood movement.