Madhusudan Das was born in 1848,He is the father of modern odisha, was a legislator, an advocate,
the most respected man of odisha and the first minister in India to give up ministership with a monthly salary of Rs.5000/-. After his Matriculation he studied at Calcutta and after obtaining M.A., and B.L. degrees of Calcutta University he became the Headmaster of a high school in Calcutta.

In the meantime he had embraced Christianity. Then he joined the Cuttack Bar and became a leading advocate and founded the Utkal Tannery and another organisation for the upliftment of filigree industry in odisha. He inspired people with Swadeshi ideas such as revival of Charkha etc. He was a patron of Womens Education too.

As founder of the Utkal Sammilani in 1903 and sometimes presiding over its annual sessions he delivered his stirring presidential addresses in odia and inspired the organisation with a dozen of patriotic songs. One such address is now entitled Jatiya Jibana (National life). Some of these odia speeches and songs have been printed under the title of Madhu Babunka Oaia Baktrita O Gita (The odia speeches and songs of Madhu Babu – Nabakishor Das, 1958).

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Madhusudan (in English, Sahitya Akademi) Nityanada Satapathy (Ed.) Madhusmaranika ,1966; Surendranath Mahanty, Satabdira Surya, 1970 .

Odia Books By Madhusudan Das

Utkal Santan
Jati Itihasha
Jananira Ukti