Basanta Kumari Patnaik | |
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| Born | 15 December 1923 Bhanjanagar, Ganjam district, Odisha |
| Died | 29 March 2013 (aged 89) |
| Occupation | novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet and essayist |
| Language | Odia |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Notable awards | Atibadi Jagannath Das award |
| Relatives | Rajkishore Patnaik (brother) Hemanta Kumari Nanda (sister) |
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Basanta Kumari Patnaik (15 December 1923 – 29 March 2013) was an Odia language novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet and essayist; considered to be one of the pioneers in Odia literature. She became famous for her three novels: Amada Bata (lit. The Untroddden Path), Chorabali and Alibha Chita, among which Amada Bata has been adapted into an Odia film by same name.