Sakuntala Panda was an Indian writer who wrote in

Odia language Odia (;"Odia"
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. She was the daughter of a very famous Mathematics teacher, Late Narayana Pati. She published 15 books of poetry, shortstories and travelogues. She also was the founder and editor of Odia women's monthly ''Sucharita''. She was also editor of odia children's monthly ''Nandanakanan''.

Biography

She was born on 10 November 1939 at

Cuttack Cuttack (, or officially Kataka in Odia language, Odia ), is the former capital, deputy capital and the 2nd largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. It is also the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised f ...

. She founded a women's magazine in Odia 1975 and edited it for 28 years. She also edited a children's monthly, ''Nandankanan''. She has published 15 books. She was a member of Odia advisory committee of the

National Book Trust National Book Trust (NBT) is an Indian state-owned publishing house, headquartered in Delhi, India, founded in 1957 as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education of the Government of India. NBT publishes reading material in several Indi ...

and the Kendra

Sahitya Akademi The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India. Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supported by, though independent of the Indian government. Its off ...

. She was also a member of Odia Film Censor Board.

Published works

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References

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