Mahapatra or Mohapatra or Mahapatro is originally a Hindu family surname belonging to the Indian states of
Odisha. This surname can be found among the Utkala Brahmin of
Odisha. This surname can also be found in
Karana community of Odisha.
Vaidik (Danua) Brahmins of
Ganjam district use this surname.
Notable people
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Shantanu Mohapatra (1936-2020), Indian musician, singer and composer
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Jayanta Mahapatra (born 1928), Indian Writer, Poet
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Siddhanta Mahapatra (born 1966), Indian Actor
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Sitakant Mahapatra (born 1937), Indian Poet
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Jadumani Mahapatra (1781–1868), Court Poet, humourist and satirist
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Kelucharan Mohapatra (1926–2004), Indian dancer
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Manmohan Mahapatra (1951–2020), Oriya filmmaker, director, producer, and writer
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Pyarimohan Mohapatra
Pyarimohan Mohapatra (25 January 1940 – 19 March 2017) was a politician from the Odisha Jana Morcha as a member of the Parliament of India representing Odisha in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He was the political ...
(1940–2017), Indian bureaucrat, politician
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Souvik Mahapatra, Indian engineer
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Sona Mohapatra (born 1976), Indian singer
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Nirad N. Mohapatra (1947–2015), film director
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Nityananda Mohapatra
Nityananda Mahapatra (17 June 1912 – 17 April 2012) was an Indian Odia politician, poet and journalist.
Political career
He was imprisoned three times by the British Raj between 1930 and 1942 for nationalist activities. He came to literary pr ...
(1912–2012), Indian writer
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Ramesh Prasad Mohapatra
Ramesh Prasad Mohapatra (1 October 1939 – 14 January 1989) was an archaeologist and scholar on Odia Studies. He served as curator for archaeology at the Odisha State Museum from 1963 to 1989 and made important contributions to historical rese ...
(1939–1989), Indian historian and archaeologist
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Rabindra Mohapatra
Rabindra Nath Mohapatra (born 1 September 1944) is an Indian American theoretical physicist, known for his work on the seesaw mechanism in neutrino physics.
Mohapatra was born in the small village Musagadia in Mayurbhanj State. He studied at U ...
(born 1944), Indian theoretical physicist
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Raghunath Mohapatra (1943–2021), Member of Parliament
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Bibhu Mohapatra
Bibhu Mohapatra (born 7 June 1972 in Rourkela, Odisha, India) is a New York-based fashion designer and costume designer.
Early life and education
Mohapatra grew up in Rourkela, Odisha, on the East Coast of India. As a young child, his mother ...
(born 1972), Indian fashion designer
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Bibhuprasad Mohapatra
Bibhuprasad Mohapatra (born 1991) is an Odia writer from Odisha, India. He has popularized science in both English and Odia. He began contributing regularly to English and Odia newspapers and magazines in 2012. He is a regular contributor to Pr ...
(born 1991), Indian writer
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Bijoy Mohapatra (born 1950), Indian politician
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Bhagirathi Mahapatra
Bhagirathi Mahapatra was an Indian politician. He was a member of central legislative assembly from (1945-1947).He was a Member of Parliament, representing Odisha in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian ...
, Indian politician
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Surnames of Indian origin