Akshaya Mohanty

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Akshaya Mohanty
Born	Akshaya Kumar Mohanty (1936-10-12)12 October 1936 Cuttack, Orissa, British India
Died	17 November 2002(2002-11-17) (aged 66) Cuttack, Odisha, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Khoka Bhai
Alma mater	Stewart Science College Ravenshaw College Madhusudan Law College
Occupations	Singer songwriter composer music director lyricist writer
Years active	1956–2002
Spouse	Prabina Mohanty ​ (m. 1967)​
Children	2 Sons & 2 Daughters
Parents	Bichitrananda Mohanty Subarna Manjari Mohanty
Musical career
Genres	Film scores Folk music Odissi music Bhajan Ballad Music Non-film modern light songs Playback Singing
Labels	Saregama T-Series (company)
Musical artist

Akshaya Mohanty, also known as Khoka Bhai, was an Indian singer, lyricist, composer, musician and writer in Odia. He has contributed Odia bhajans, Odissi songs, folk songs, film and non-film modern light songs in Odisha on contemporary themes and ballads based on popular legends in Odisha.