Kanhu Charan Mohanty

Odia Novel owe to an incalculable magnitude to Sri Kanhu Charan Mohanty whose contributions to the Odia novel had earned popularity for him. He was born in Nagabali Village of undivided Cuttack district.

He was the elder brother of renowned novelist Sri Gopinath Mohanty. Apart from govt. service he had left indelible mark in Odia literature. He is considered to be a great Odia novelist after the famous Fakir Mohan Senapati.

In 1958 for his novel ‘Kaa’, he was awarded by Kendra Sahitya Akademi.

His novels include

UTSABE BYASANE (1923)
DUNIARA DAU (1934)
HAA ANNA (1932)
NISPATTI (1932)
SWAPNANA SATYA (1933)
DUNIARA DAU (1930)
HAA ANNA (1935)
TATHASTU (1936)
PARICHAYA (1936)
OLATAPALATA (1937)
PARAKIYA (1938)
UDANDI (1939)
ADEKHA HATA (1943)
PRATIKSHA (1943)
BHALAPAIBARA SEKHAKATHA (1944)
TUNDABAIDA (1944)
EPARISEPARI (1945)
SHASTI (1946)
BANAGAHANARA JALE (1947)
ANTARAYA (1947)
ABHINETRI (1947)
BHUL HUENA (1948)
JHANJA (1950)
MILANARA CHANDA (1951)
SARBARI (1952)
PARI (1954)
KAA (1956)
BAJRABAHU (1959)
DHEUDHEUKA (1962)
BAGABAGULI (1964)
ITIHASA (1969)
SWAPNA (1968)
CHHUTILEGHATA (1968)
JARANGARA TALE 91969)
MAMATARA MAYA (1969)
MANAMANTHANA (1970)
ATI GOPANIYA (1970)
ANGANA (1971)
MAMATARA MAYA (1971)
KAHIBAKU LAJA (1973)
NIRBISANKA (1973)
AJI NUHEN AAU DINE (1973)
KSHANA KSHANAKE ANA (1975)
MAYA BARTTA (1978)
SATYA BATI (1980)
KSHANIKA (1980)
TARAKA (1981)
TAPASI (1982)
LALATALIKHANA (1983)
MELANI MAGUNI (1983)
PABANI (1984)
JAKSHA (1985)