Padma Shri Awardee Binapani Mohanty Passed Away

Binapani Mohanty, an eminent Odisha writer and Padma Shri awardee (2020), died at 85.

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• Binapani Mohanty, an eminent Odisha writer and Padma Shri awardee (2020), died at 85.

• She was born in Berhampur and began her teaching career in 1960 as an Economics lecturer. Her numerous short stories have been translated into several other languages (including Hindi, English, Kannada, and Marathi). "Odisha Lekhika Sansad," a group of Odia women writers, was created by her.

• In 2020, Binapani Mohanty received the Padma Shri award for her contributions to Odia literature. In 2019, she was also given the Adibadi Jagannath Das Puraskar, Odisha Sahitya Akademi's highest literary honor.

• “Pata Dei,” a collection of short stories, got the Sahitya Akademi prize. Sarala Samman was also given to her by the Odisha government.