Indian Writer, Binapani Mohanty, dies at 85 (Biography)

Binapani Mohanty is a Legendary Odia writer, who has been awarded with Sahitya Akademi, the Padma Shri, Sarala Samman, and Atibadi Jagannatha Das Sammana. She has written more than 100 books in her career. Also, learn detailed information about Binapani Mohanty regarding her Age, Early Life, Net Worth, and qualification.

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Legendary Odia Writer Binapani Mohanty Dies At 85

Legendary Odia Writer passed away at the age of 85. According to her family, she died at her residence in Cuttack on Sunday night due to age-related complications.

She was living with her nephew.

Binapani Mohanty Age, Family, and Early Life

Binapani was born on 11th November 1936 in Chandel, kendrapada, India. She is 85 years old. She was single and lived with her nephew.

binapani mohanty family

Binapani was the younger sister of doctor Nirupama Rath and advocate Sachinadanda Mohanty. Both of them have passed away. She was born to Kamal Lochan Mohanty, her father, and Suchitra Mohanlal, her mother.

Binapani Mohanty Net Worth, How much does she earn?

Her source of income is mostly from being a successful Writer. Her estimated net worth is 5 million dollars to 10 million dollars.

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Binapani Mohanty Husband, What about her relationship?

Our efforts to find out more about her husband came to no avail as no such information is publicly available.

Thus, the identity of Mohanty’s husband is still unclear. We will update this section once this information is available.

Binapani Mohanty Career, What was her profession?

In 1960 she published ‘Gotie Ratira Kahani’, it was her first book to be published. She wrote stories like Pata Dei, Khela Ghara, Naiku Rasta, Bastraharana, Andhakarara, Kasturi Murga O Sabuja Aranya, and Michhi Michhika. She was awarded the Sahitya Akademi in 1990 and the Padma Shri in 2020.

Her works have been translated into English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, and Bengali, among others. Her three novels were translated into Russian folktales to Odia. Mohanty has written more than 100 books in her career. She also taught Economics at the Sailabala Women’s College. She was also awarded with Sarala Samman, and Atibadi Jagannatha Das Sammana by Odisha Sahitya Akademi.

Binapani Mohanty on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Our source wasn’t able to verify her social media account due to the mass number of people with the same names or she may have her account with another name. We will update this section as we get more information about it.

Which school and college does she go to?

She completed her matriculation in 1953 and went on to study Economics. She got her Bachelor’s degree in 1957 and post-graduation degree in 1959.

Physical Appearance of Binapani Mohanty’s Height, Weight

HeightFeet: 5 Feet 6 Inches
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBlack
WeightAbove 75kg
Age85 years

Interesting facts about Binapani Mohanty

NationalityIndian
EthnicityN / A
Zodiac signScorpio
Relationship StatusN / A

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