1979. Since then he occasionally writes in different Hindi magazines like Samakaleen Bharatiya Sahitya, Dharmayuga, Sarika, Sakshatkar. See also List of Indian writers References 1951 births 2013 deaths People from Mayurbhanj district Odia-language writers Writers from Odisha Novelists from Odisha Odia novelists Odia short story writers Indian male novelists Indian male short story writers Recipients of the Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award 20th-century Indian novelists 20th-century Indian short story writers 20th-century Indian male writers