Manoranjan Das

Who was Manoranjan Das?

Manoranjan Das is an influential Indian dramatist, and pioneer of modernism in Oriya Literature. He is known for his experimentalism and deep socio-political awareness, who became most known in the 1960s with his experimental theatre.

Amongst his most known work are, Kathagodha and Aranya Fasal, which won the won him the Sahitya Akademi Award. In a career spanning over four decades, his plays include Janmamati written in 1943 and his latest Nandika Kesari which appeared in 1985.