Sitakant Mahapatra
Indian writer from Odisha · India · On the map · Writers · Born 1937 · age 89
Sitakant Mahapatra is an Indian poet and literary critic in Odia as well as English. He served in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from 1961 until he retired in 1995, and has since held ex officio posts such as Banking Ombudsman of Odisha and Chairman of National Book Trust, New Delhi etc.
Sitakant Mahapatra is read about 15 times a day, in 14 languages.
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2015SAARC Literary AwardAward2003Padma BhushanAward1993Jnanpith AwardAward1985Sarala PuraskarAward1983Bisuba AwardAward1981Odisha Sahitya Akademi AwardAward1974Sahitya Akademi AwardAward1937Born17 September 1937
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Born 1937 · age 89
