POET & WRITER

     Kabiraj Hari Krushna Purohit: 1^st part of 18^th Century: A great poet (Sanskrit) in the court of Raja K.C.Rajendra Deo of Chikiti

     Madhu Tripathy : 1^st part of 18^th Century: A poet (Sanskrit) in the court of Prataparudra Gajapati Narayan Deo. He was helping the Senapati in the war giving secret messages in the form of Slokas.

    Kabiratna Purushottam Mishra: 1600-?: He was the classical teacher of Gajapati Jagnnatha Narayana Deo.  He had conferred with ‘KABIRATNA’ for his outstanding performance in the poetry.(Ramachandradwaya Prabandha)

     Kabibhushan Gopinath Patro: 1^st part of 18^th Century: A poet in the court of Parala Maharaja Jagannatha Narayana Deo. He had conferred with ‘ KABI VISAKBAR’ for his outstanding performance in the poetry. (Ramachandra Vihar, Kabi Chintamani)

     Gopal Krushna Pattanayak: 1784-1862: His father was working in the Court of Maharaja of Paralakhemundi as a PANJIA’.  He started his education at the age of seven (1790-94). Then he came across Pandit Baikoli Mohapatra and learnt Sanskrit, Astrology, Ayurveda etc.  After the sad demish of his father he was appointed in his father’s place in the Court of Maharaja of Paralakhemundi. He had conferred with ‘KABI KALAHANSA’ & ‘BASANTA KOKILA’ by the Gajapati of Paralakhemundi. He had written much poetry in Oriya & Sanskrit. (Sri Guru Panchak, Tri Tatwa Nirnaya)

    Kabichandra Raghunath Parichha: 1795-1872: A great poet.  He had mastery in Oriya, Sanskrit, Bengali & Telugu. During his visit to Puri he came across a competition and defeated the poets of Puri and praisede by the pandits of Mukti Mandap and conferred with ‘KABI CHANDRA’by the Puri Gajapati. (Gopinath Ballava Natak, Vasudev Natak)

     Gourahari Parichha: (1797-1868): A great poet, singer and a sitarist. He was a contemporary of Kabi Gopal Krushna Pattanayak & Kabichandra Raghunath Parichha.(Prahalad Natak)

     Haribandhu Beborta Pattanayak: (1826-1896): He had mastery in Oriya, Sanskrit, Bengali, Telugu, Astrology, Violinist and a poet.  (Sri Krushna Lila)

     Sunamani Devi (Panda): (1853-?): Being an illiterate, she had composed 11 poets by the blessings of Goddess Kamakshi in Oriya & Sanskrit. (Kamakshi Strotra, Bhajans)

  Patta Maharani Radharani Devi: (1867-1938): She was the Maharani of Paralakhemundi.  She had narrated so many poems. (Radharani Krandana, Antardaha Chautisha, Satya Harischandra)

  Jhatat Kabi Nilamani Ratha Sharma: (1773-1960): An instant poet of great repute. He was famous for his distinction work for the poem ‘Parala Prasansa’.

        Manika Sabaruni: An oldest women poet.

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