Famous poet of Odisha professor Pramod Kumar Mohanty breathe his last on February 2, 2022. He was 82 years of age. Apart from being a noted poet, Pramod Kumar Mohanty was also a Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award winner.
Mohanty, a native of Bagalpur in Cuttack, was conferred with the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 2008 for ‘Asaranti Anasara’, a collection of poems. A psychology teacher, he also won the 63rd Annual Bishuba Samman, an award instituted by former Odisha Chief Minister Harekrushna Mahatab and Prajatantra Prachar Samiti, Cuttack.
His first book ‘Kramasha’ was published in 1967. His other noted works are Devipada, Akatakata, Shyahi Chhita, Akshyara Seba and Chitra Chitraka Chitrapedi.
