Durga Charan Mohanty ଦୁର୍ଗାଚରଣ ମହାନ୍ତି | |
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Born | 1912 |
Died | 7 December 1985 |
Occupation(s) | Author, dharmic writer, spiritualist |
Awards | Odisha Sahitya Akademi(1957–58) |
Durga Charan Mohanty (Odia:ଦୁର୍ଗାଚରଣ ମହାନ୍ତି, (1912–1985) was an Odia Indian spiritual writer born in 1912 at Biratunga, a village under block Gop, near Konark, Odisha. The Odia Sahitya Akademi has been awarded to him in 1956–58 due to his active involvement in development of Odia language and literature[1] Being a disciple of Swami Nigamananda, he wrote many books and translated Nigamananda's own-written Bengali books to Odia language. He was ପରିଚାଳକ (Secretary/Parichalaka) of ନୀଳାଚଳ ସାରସ୍ୱତ ସଂଘ (Nilachala Saraswata Sangha).[2][3]