Rajendra Kishore Panda
Indian novelist and poet (1944–2025)
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Rajendra Kishore Panda (24 or 29 June 1944 – 24 October 2025) was an Indian Odia language poet and novelist.
Life and career
Panda was born on either 24[1] or 29[2] June 1944 in Natasha, a village Sambalpur district of Orissa Province. He earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Allahabad.[3][4]
He published 16 poetry collections. Panda was awarded the Gangadhar National Award in 2010, and the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1985.[4] He received the Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar for 2020.[5]
Panda died on 24 October 2025, at the age of 81.[6]
Works
Panda's first collection of poems, Gaun Devata (Minor Gods), was published in 1947.[7]
Books
Poetry collections
- Gouna Devata (1975)
- Anavatar O Anya Anya (1976)
- Ghunakshara (1977)
- Satadru Anek (1977)
- Nija Pain Nanabaya (1980)
- Choukathhare Chirakala (1981)
- Shailakalpa (1982)
- Anya (1988)
- Ishakhela (1999)
- Bahubreehi (1991)
- Collected Poems (2003)
- Drohavakya (2003)
- Dujanari (2003)
- Vairagi Bhramar (2003)
- Satyottara (2003)
- Bahwarambhe (2003)
Novels
- Chidabhas (1999)
- " PYTHON"
Honours
In 2004, Panda was awarded a D.Lit. by Sambalpur University. He was awarded the Gangadhar National Award in 2010, and the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1985 for his book Shailakalpa.[4][8]
