by the modernists, he can be comparable with Kalidas in using simile (Upama) in his kabyas. But above all, the role of Upendra Bhanja can not be denied during the Riti Yuga period of Odia literature. See also Odia language List of Odia writers References External links orissadiary.com: Upendra Bhanja Year of birth uncertain 1740 deaths Odia people People from Ganjam district Indian male poets Poets from Odisha Odia-language writers Odia-language poets Odissi music composers 17th-century Indian poets