Mahapatra or Mohapatra or Mahapatro () is originally a Hindu family surname belonging to the Indian states of

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. This surname can be found among the Utkala Brahmins and Karana community of

Social Status and Confusions

Often Odia Mahapatro or Mahapatra Brahmins are confused with Kattaha Brahmins (also known as Maha Brahmins or Mahapatra) outside Odisha. While Kattaha Mahapatra Brahmins engage in Funeral Activities, Odia Mahapatro/ Mahapatra Brahmins are authorised to conduct ''Yagna'' and other Vedic rituals. They perform ''karm Kand'' i.e., ''brotopanoyan'',

marriage Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

, ''shraddh'' ceremony, gruha and mandir pratishtha and receive ''daan'' or ''dakshina''.

Notable people

Shantanu Mohapatra Shantanu Mohapatra (1936–2020) was an Indian musician, singer and composer. Apart from Odia, he sang in Hindi and Bengali language. He also directed music for Odia, Bengali, Hindi and Telugu films. During his lifetime, he composed music for ...

(1936-2020), Indian musician, singer and composer *

Jayanta Mahapatra Jayanta Mahapatra (22 October 1928 – 27 August 2023) was an Indian poet. He is the first Indian poet to win a Sahitya Akademi award for English poetry. He was the author of poems such as "Indian Summer" and "Hunger", which are regarded as c ...

(born 1928), Indian Writer, Poet *

Siddhanta Mahapatra Sidhant Mohapatra (born 4 May 1966), popularly known as Munna Bhai, is an Indian actor and politician primarily working in Odia cinema, with appearances in Telugu and Tamil films. Known as the "Dynamic Superstar" by his fans for his versatil ...

(born 1966), Indian Actor *

Sitakant Mahapatra Sitakant Mahapatra (born 17 September 1937) is an Indian poet and literary critic in Odia as well as English. He served in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from 1961 until he retired in 1995, and has held ''ex officio'' posts such as the ...

(born 1937), Indian Poet *

Jadumani Mahapatra Jadumani Mahapatra (alternatively spelled ''Mohapatra''; Jadumaṇi Mahāpātra, ; 1781–1866) also known as ''Utkala Ghanta'' was an Odia language poet, humorist and satirist, who was principal poet during the rule of King Vinayak Singh Mandh ...

(1781–1868), Court Poet, humourist and satirist *

Kelucharan Mohapatra Kelucharan Mohapatra (8 January 1926 – 7 April 2004) was a legendary Indian classical dancer, guru, and exponent of Odissi dance, who is credited with the revival and popularizing of this classical dance form in the 20th century. He is ...

(1926–2004), Indian dancer *

Manmohan Mahapatra Manmohan Mahapatra (10 November 1951 – 13 January 2020) was an Odia language, Odia filmmaker, director, producer, and writer. He won eight consecutive national film awards for his films ''Nishita Swapna'', ''Majhi Pahacha'', ''Klanta Aparanha'' ...

(1951–2020), Oriya filmmaker, director, producer, and writer *

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 * Souvik Mahapatra, Indian engineer *

Sona Mohapatra Sona Mohapatra (born 17 June 1976) is an Indian singer, music composer and lyricist. In addition to her own material, Mohapatra has recorded remixes of songs by David Bowie, with " Let's Dance", and INXS, with "Afterglow", with the latter provi ...

(born 1976), Indian singer * Nirad N. Mohapatra (1947–2015), film director *

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 p ...

(1912–2012), Indian writer *

Ramesh Prasad Mohapatra Ramesh Prasad Mohapatra (1 October 1939 – 14 January 1989) was an Indian archaeologist and scholar on Odia Studies. He served as curator for archaeology at the Odisha State Museum from 1963 to 1989 and made significant contributions to histor ...

(1939–1989), Indian historian and archaeologist *

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 Ut ...

(born 1944), Indian theoretical physicist *

Raghunath Mohapatra Raghunath Mohapatra (24 March 1943 – 9 May 2021) was an Indian architect, sculptor, and a Nominated Member of Rajya Sabha. He was awarded Padma Shri in 1975 and Padma Bhushan in 2001. He was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2013 on occasion of 64th ...

(1943–2021), Member of Parliament *

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 *

Bijoy Mohapatra Bijoy Mohapatra (born 7 November 1950) is a politician from Odisha. A leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he was Irrigation Minister of Odisha from 1990 to 1995 in the Biju Patnaik cabinet. He was the most powerful minister (known as Super ...

(born 1950), Indian politician *

Bhagirathi Mahapatra Bhagirathi Mohapatra 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 India ...

(born 1892), Indian politician and social reformer

References

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