Fakir mohan senapati biography oriya panji

Indian Odia author

Utkala Byasa Kabi Fakir Mohan Senapati
Senapati on a 1993 stamp of India
Native name	ଫକୀର ମୋହନ ସେନାପତି
Born	(1843-01-13)13 January 1843 Mallikashpur, Balasore, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Odisha, India)
Died	14 June 1918(1918-06-14) (aged 75) Balasore, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Odisha, India)[1][2]
Occupation	Novelist, short story writer, poet, philosopher and social reformer
Nationality	Indian
Notable works	Rebati Six Acres and a Third Utkala Bhramanam Aatma Jibana Charita

Fakir Mohan Senapati (13 January 1843 – 14 June 1918), often referred to as Utkala Byasa Kabi (Odisha's Vyasa), was an Indian writer, poet, philosopher and social reformer.

He played a leading role in establishing the distinct identity of Odia, a language mainly spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. Senapati is regarded as the father of Odia nationa