Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday released a book titled Lockdown Lyrics’, a collection of poems written by Sanjukta Dash.
According to the reports, the poems are an unadulterated narration of the author’s experiences and exasperations during the pandemic. She has reflected all the trauma & tribulations and hope and aspirations of humanity during this most critical journey of society in a long time. The Chief Minister appreciated the creative genius of Dash that has mirrored emotions of all of us during difficult times of the pandemic.
Sanjukta Dash is a well-known name in Odia literature. She has three anthology of poetries in Odia- Antaswar, Amrut Anwesha and Apekshare Ebe Bi. Lockdown Lyrics is her debut endeavour in English literature published by Authors Press New Delhi.
