Manorama Mohapatra was a/an

Manorama Mohapatra was a/an

A. Eminent Odia litterateur and journalist

B. Former Judge of Supreme Court of India

C. Former Indian Chess Player

D. Indian Scientist

Answer: Eminent Odia litterateur and journalist

Explanation:

Manorama Mohapatra was a former editor of the largest Odia daily ‘Samaja’ and the daughter of Padma Bhushan awardee Radhanath Rath, Mohapatra was the face of women empowerment in Odisha. She had won the Sahitya Academy Award in 1984, Soviet Nehru Award in 1988, Critic Circle of India Award in 1990, Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar Samman in 1991 and Rupambara Award in 1994.

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