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When did the famous author Padma Shri 'Binapani Mohanty' Passes Away?
A)
22nd Apr 2022
B)
23rd Apr 2022
C)
24th Apr 2022
D)
25th Apr 2022

Correct Answer : Option (C) - 24th Apr 2022


Legendary Odia writer Binapani Mohanty died at her residence in Cuttack on Sunday night(24th Apr 2022) due to age-related complications, her family said.
 
Mohanty, a Padma Shri awardee, was 85. She was single and lived with her nephew.
 
Mohanty has more than 100 books to her credit. She is well-known for 'Patadei', ‘Kasturi Mriga O Sabuja Aranya', 'Khela Ghara', 'Naiku Rasta', 'Bastraharana', 'Andhakarara'.
 
Also an academician, she taught Economics at the Sailabala Women's College. She was the younger sister of eminent doctor Nirupama Rath and advocate Sachinadanda Mohanty, both of whom have passed away.
 
Besides getting the Padma Shri in 2020, Mohanty received Sahitya Akademi Award, Sarala Samman, and Atibadi Jagannatha Das Sammana by Odisha Sahitya Akademi.
 
Her literary career as a storyteller began with the publication of 'Gotie Ratira Kahani' in 1960.
 
Collection of short stories 'Patadei' won her Sahitya Akademi in 1990. 'Patadei' was published as 'Lata' in Femina in 1986. Its Hindi dramatisation 'Kashmakash', telecast on Doordarshan, in the late 1980s was a hit.
 
Her works have been translated into English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali, among others..

Source : NDTV

Published On : April 25, 2022
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