103rd death anniversary of father of modern Odia literature

Father of modern Odia literature, Fakir Mohan Senapati’s 103rd death anniversary was observed on 14 June 2021.

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Born on January 13, 1843, Fakir Mohan Senapati was a prolific author, reformer, and avid lover of the Odia language.

He injected a new life in Odia literature in an environment of gloom and despair. Furthermore, his sense of humour remains unsurpassed in the history of Odia literature.

Senapati contributed to Odia literature in several ways. He not only wrote novels but short stories, poems, essays, and school textbooks as well.

He is also known to have translated several Sanskrit classics into the Odia language. He believed writing is a corollary to the development of language and development of language is a corollary to the nation.