Vanumati SahooBorn on 25th October, 1961, at Odagaon of Nayagarh District, Vanumati Sahoo, M.A. in history from Utkal University, is one of the well-known writers of contemporary Odia literature. She has up till now fifty books to her credit: twenty novels, three ovelette collections, twenty short story collections, three collections of poems and four children science books which speak of her versatility in different genres of modern Odia literature. Apart from focussing critically on human characteristics, she narrates poignantly the psychology of women. Among a number of awards she has received, some important ones are Kalinga Book Fair Award (2016) for her novel 'Baghara Panjha', Sudhanya Upanyasa Sammana (2018), state level Sweta Sanketa Galpa Sammana (2018), Sudhansubala Panda Upanyasa Sammana by Odisha Lekhika Sansada (2024), Jnanindra Barma Upanyasa Sammana by Mahanga Sahitya-Sanskruti Parisada (2025) and Ekamra Sammana, Bhubaneswar (2025) etc. Read More Read Less