Laxmikanta Mohapatra
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9 December 1888[1]
Kantakabi Laxmikanta Mohapatra | |
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 Mohapatra on a 2023 stamp of India | |
| Born | Laxmikaanth Mahapatra 9 December 1888[1] Bakhrabad Talapada,Tihidi Bhadrak, Odisha, India[2] |
| Died | 24 February 1953 (aged 64)[1] Bhadrak |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts |
| Alma mater | Ripon College, University of Ravenshaw |
| Notable works | Bande Utkala Janani |
| Spouse | Labangalata Das |
| Children | Nityananda Mohapatra , Goura Chandra Mohapatra (Son)[3][4] |
| Parents | Choudhury Bhagabat Prasad Samantaray Mohapatra and Radhamani Devi |
Laxmikanta Mohapatra (9 December 1888 – 24 February 1953) was an Indian Odia poet, writer, performance artist, and freedom fighter. He authored more than ten published works. Mohapatra was a prominent campaigner in the Odisha State Unification Movement and an active member of the Utkala Sammilani.
Laxmikanta was born on 9 December 1888 in a Zamindar Karan family at Talapada, Tihidi block of Bhadrak district. His father, Zamindar Choudhury Bhagabat Prasad Samantaray Mohapatra, and his mother, Radhamani Devi, belonged to Talapada village in Bhadrak district, which at that time formed part of the Bengal Presidency. His father represented the Bihar and Orissa Legislative Council four times and served twice as its deputy speaker.
Laxmikanta spent much of his childhood at his maternal uncle's house and received his early education in Balasore. After completing his intermediate studies, he joined ripon College in Kolkata for higher education. In 1913, he returned to Ravenshaw College and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree.[4]
He married Labanga Lata, the daughter of Zamindar Lalmohan Das.
At an early stage of his career, Laxmikanta contracted leprosy, which limited his physical mobility. Nevertheless, he continued to remain active in the literary sphere.
