Fakir Mohan Senapati

Fakir Mohan Senapati (January 13, 1843-June 14, 1918) was an Indian novelist, short story writer, poet, philosopher and social reformer. Due to his contribution in establishing the distinct identity of Odia, a language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha, he is regarded as the father of modern Odia literature. His four novels, written between 1897 and 1915, reflect the socio-cultural conditions of Odisha during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Written in 1898, his short story "Rebati"...See more

Fakir Mohan Senapati (January 13, 1843-June 14, 1918) was an Indian novelist, short story writer, poet, philosopher and social reformer. Due to his contribution in establishing the distinct identity of Odia, a language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha, he is regarded as the father of modern Odia literature. His four novels, written between 1897 and 1915, reflect the socio-cultural conditions of Odisha during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Written in 1898, his short story "Rebati" is widely recognized as the first Odia short story. See less