Laxmikanta Mohapatra

Kantakabi

Laxmikanta Mohapatra
Mohapatra on a 2023 stamp of India
Born
Laxmikaanth Mahapatra

(1888-12-09)9 December 1888
Bakhrabad Talapada,Tihidi Bhadrak, Odisha, India
Died24 February 1953(1953-02-24) (aged 64)
Bhadrak
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materPION College, University of Ravenshaw
Notable worksBande Utkala Janani
SpouseLabangalata Das
ChildrenNityananda Mohapatra , Goura Chandra Mohapatra (Son)
ParentsChoudhury Bhagabat Prasad Samantaray Mohapatra and Radhamani Devi

Laxmikanta Mohapatra (9 December 1888 – 24 February 1953) was an Indian Odia poet, writer, performance artist, and freedom fighter. He authored more than ten published works. Mohapatra was a prominent campaigner in the Odisha State Unification Movement and an active member of the Utkala Sammilani.