⇒ Noted Odia language writer, Binapani Mohanty passed away on 24 April 2022 in Cuttack. She was 85.
Mohanty has more than 100 books to her credit. She is well-known for ‘Patadei’, ‘Kasturi Mriga O Sabuja Aranya’, ‘Khela Ghara’, ‘Naiku Rasta’, ‘Bastraharana’, ‘Andhakarara’.
Mohanty has received Padma Shri award for arts and literature in 2022. She also received the Atibadi Jagannath Das Sammana by Odisha Sahitya Akademi, the highest literary award of the state in 2020. Besides, she has received many awards like Sahitya Akademi Award and Sarala samman.
She also served as chairperson of Odisha Lekhika Sansad, an organisation of Odia women writers.