Rajendra Kishore Panda
Rajendra Kishore Panda was an Indian Odia language poet and novelist.
Life and career
Panda was born on either 24 or 29 June 1944 in Natasha, a village Sambalpur district of Orissa Province. He earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Allahabad.He published 16 poetry collections. Panda was awarded the Gangadhar National Award in 2010, and the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1985. He received the Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar for 2020.
Panda died on 24 October 2025, at the age of 81.
Works
Panda's first collection of poems, Gaun Devata, was published in 1947.Books
Poetry collections
Gouna Devata Anavatar O Anya Anya Ghunakshara Satadru Anek Nija Pain Nanabaya Choukathhare Chirakala Shailakalpa Anya Ishakhela Bahubreehi Collected Poems Drohavakya Dujanari Vairagi Bhramar Satyottara- ''Bahwarambhe''
Novels
Chidabhas- " PYTHON"