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Manamohan Mishra was born in 1920,he is a popular poet and author, was educated at Ravenshaw College, Cuttack. He did his M.A. in English from Patna University in 1943. He joined the freedom movement while he was a student and was jailed more than once. His journalistic and literary career began with his political activities from the early 40s.

He was a representative of The Times of India and The Hindustan Standard in odisha and edited The Congress (1957) and the Kalinga (1960-62). He was involved in the World Peace Movement and afterwards worked for labour welfare. He travelled widely in the Soviet Union,Czechoslovakia, France, England, East Germany, West Germany and China. He picked up the progressive trends in literature. His poetical collections include Koti kanthe (In the voice of many, 1948), Awaj (1950) and Nua gapatie lekha (1953).

He has written a biography of Stalin (1953). His translated works are Manushya daitya (1946) and Rusiya kavitabali (Russian Poems, 1967). His only story-collection is Ei desar matire (In the soil of this country, 1947). He wrote an excellent political discourse Gala mahayuddha o tapare (The last World War and after,1946) and two treatises on language, namely Chalanti bhashar prayog (1968) and Chalanti bhashar bijnan (1969).

Odia Books By Manamohan Mishra

Koti Kanthe
Nua gapatie Lekha
Stalin
Ei Desar Matire
Gala Mahayuddha O Tapare