Satya Narayan Bohidar (1 August 1913 – 31 December 1980) was a Sambalpuri writer. He was a pioneer of

Sambalpuri language Sambalpuri Odia is an Indo-Aryan language variety spoken in western Odisha, India. It is alternatively known as Western Odia, and as ''Kosali'' (with variants ''Kosli'', ''Koshal'' and ''Koshali''), a recently popularised but controversial te ...

and grammar.

Life

Bohidar was born at

Sonepur, Orissa Sonepur, also known as Subarnapur, is a city and district headquarters of Subarnapur district of Odisha in India. The district spreads over an area of 2284.89 km2. It is also known as Second Varanasi of India for its cluster of temples ha ...

, India. His formative and creative years were spent in

Sambalpur Sambalpur () is the fifth largest city in the Indian State of Odisha. It is located on the banks of river Mahanadi, with a population of 335,761 (as per 2011 census). Prehistoric settlements have been recorded there. It is the home of the Samb ...

and produced a good number of literary translations and biographies. Bohidar was successful in preparing a dictionary and grammar in Sambalpuri, which provided a significant identity to Sambalpuri society.

Books

* ''Ṭikcaham̐rā'' (1975) * ''*Sambalapurī bhāshāra sabda-bibhaba: bā, Saṃkshipta Sambalapurī byākaraṇa o racanā'' (1977)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bohidar, Satya Narayan 1913 births 1980 deaths Subarnapur district Writers from Odisha