Popular Science Fiction Writers From Odisha
Some popular science fiction writers include Gokulananda Mohapatra, Gadadhar Mishra, Debakanta Mishra, Sarat Kumar Mohanty, Nityananada Swain, Sashibhusan Rath, Ramesh Chandra Parida and Kamalakanta Jena. Sashibhusan Rath's Vigyan Chinta and Kamalakanta Jena's Gapare Gapare Bigyan (Awarded by Odisha Bigyan Academy 2011) are particularly liked by children as well as adults.
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