Utkala Byasa Kabi Fakir Mohan Senapati | |
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 Senapati on a 1993 stamp of India | |
| Native name | ଫକୀର ମୋହନ ସେନାପତି |
| Born | 13 January 1843 Mallikashpur, Balasore, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Odisha, India) |
| Died | 14 June 1918 (aged 75) Balasore, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Odisha, India)[1] [2] |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer, poet, philosopher and social reformer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable works | Rebati Six Acres and a Third Utkala Bhramanam Aatma Jibana Charita |
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Fakir Mohan Senapati (Odia: ଫକୀର ମୋହନ ସେନାପତି; 13 January 1843 – 14 June 1918), often referred to as Utkala Byasa Kabi (Odisha's Vyasa), was an Indian writer, poet, philosopher and social reformer. He played a leading role in establishing the distinct identity of Odia, a language mainly spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. Senapati is regarded as the father of Odia nationalism and modern Odia literature.