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| notable_works = ''Patadei'' , ''Kasturi Mruga o Sabuja Aranya''
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'''Binapani Mohanty''' (born 11 November 1936) is an Odia writer , academician.She is well known for her works such as ''Patadei'' and ''Kasturi Mriga'' . She was a professor in Economics before retiring.She has been awarded Padmashree by Govt of India and Atibadi Jagannatha Das Sammana by Odisha Sahitya Akademi. She has earlier won the Sahitya Akademi Award and Sarala Award. She has served as chairperson of Odisha Lekhika Sansad.

==Early Life and Professional Career==
Binapani was born to Chaturbhuja Mohanty and Kumudini Mohanty. Her family was from a village near Kendrapada called Chandol(Then part of undivided Cuttack District). However her father was a government servant and was posted at Berhampore where she was born in the year 1936.She completed her matriculation in 1953 and then went on to study Economics. She got her Bachelor's degree in 1957 and post graduation degree in 1959 from Ravenshaw college, Cuttack.<ref name="sahitya-akademi-binapani_mohanty">{{cite web |last1=sahitya akademi |first1=sahitya akademi |title=Meet the author - Binapani Mohanty |url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/library/meettheauthor/binapani_mohanty.pdf |publisher=sahitya-akademi}}</ref> She later worked as a lecturer and was posted to various colleges. She retired from Sailabala Women's College in 1992.

==Literary career==
Binapani Mohanty has carved a niche for herself in the field of Odia fiction writing. Her literary career as a story-teller began with the publication of ‘Gotie Ratira Kahani’ in 1960. Some of her best known stories are Pata Dei, Khela Ghara, Naiku Rasta, Bastraharana, Andhakarara, Kasturi Murga O Sabuja Aranya and Michhi Michhika. It was the collection of short stories entitled 'Pata
Dei and other Stories', that won the 1990 [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Odia|Sahitya Akademi]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp#ODIA | title=AKADEMI AWARDS (1955-2019)| publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] | date=1 September 2013 | access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref> She was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2020/jan/26/odishas-padma-prides-2094679.html | title=Odisha's padma prides | publisher=The New Indian Express | date=26 January 2020 | access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/former-ministers-arun-jaitley-sushma-swaraj-and-george-fernandes-given-padma-vibhushan/articleshow/73617205.cms | title=Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, George Fernandes given Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Here's full list of Padma award recipients | publisher=[[The Economic Times]] | date=26 January 2020 | access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref>

her short story ''Pata Dei'' was published as Lata in Femina in 1986. In 1987, its Hindi dramatisation was telecast in Doordarshan as a series called ''Kashmakash''.<ref>{{cite book | author=Kali for Women (Organization) | last2=Mohanty | first2=C.T. | last3=Kalpakian | first3=L. | title=The Slate of Life: More Contemporary Stories by Women Writers of India | publisher=Feminist Press at the City University of New York | series=Fiction: Asian studies | year=1994 | isbn=978-1-55861-088-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Iol0n7497OcC&pg=PA130 | access-date=2020-07-13 | page=130}}</ref>

Many short stories of Binapani Mohanty have been translated into different languages such as English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Urdu, Telegu and Russian. A film was made on her stort " Andhakarara Chhai" and has been highly appreciated by the audience.

She has also penned three novels: Sitara Sonita, Manaswini and Kunti, Kuntala, Shakuntala and a one-act play entitled Kranti. She has translated Russian folk-tales from English to Odia, among other translations.

==Awards==
She has won numerous awards including Padmashree. Few of them are noted below.<ref name="sahitya-akademi-binapani_mohanty"/>
* Sunday Prajatantra Award For Poetry (1956)
* Jhankar for poetry (1961 )
* Orissa Sahitya Academy Award for the short story collection titled Kasruri Mruga O Sabuja Aranya (1968)
* Jibanranga Award for short story (1973)
* Challapatha Award for short story (1973)
* Jhankar Award for short story by Prajatantra Prachar Samiti (1974)
* Dharitri Award for short story (1980)
* Sahakar Award for short story (1985)
* Nilasaila Award for short(1987)
* Sucharita Award for short story (1988)
* Sahitya Akademi Award (1990)
* Sudhanya Award for short story (1992)
* Gokarnica Award (1999)
* Visuba Puraskar (2000)
* Sahitya Bharati Puraskar (2002)
* Gruhini Samaj Puraskar (2002)
* Bharat Chandra Sahitya Smruti Samman of Sambalpur University (2002)
* Pratham Reba Roy Samman (2004)
* Kadambini Samman (2009)
* Uttar Orissa Sahitya Samman (2010)

==Bibliography==

===Novels===
* Sitara Sonita
* Manaswini <ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | title=Manasvini | publisher=Kadambini Pablikesanas | year=2002 | oclc=499546110 | language=or }}</ref>
* Kunti, Kuntala, Shakuntala <ref>{{cite book | last1=Mahanti | first1=Binapani | last2=Mohanty | first2=A. K. | title=Kunti Kuntala Shakuntala | publisher=Kalpaz Publications | year=2005 | isbn=81-7835-418-7 | oclc=636785957 }}</ref>

===Short Story===
* Kasturi Mruga o Sabuja Aranya<ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | title=Kasturi mrga o sabuja aranya | publisher=Niu shtudents shtora | year=1967 | oclc=30990591 | language=or }}</ref>
* Kalantara <ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | title=Kalantara | publisher=Buksa end Buksa | year=1977 | oclc=499664573 | language=or }}</ref>
*Tatinira Trushna <ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | title=Tatinira trshna | publisher=Odisa Buk Shtora | year=1972 | oclc=19013616 | language=or }}</ref>
* Bastra Harana<ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | title=Bastra harana | publisher=Buks enda Buks | year=1980 | oclc=17032996 | language=or }}</ref>
* Arohana <ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | title=Arohana | publisher=Sathi Mahala | year=1978 | oclc=7197095 | language=or }}</ref>
* Abhinetri <ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | title=Abhinetri | publisher=Aryya Prakasana | year=1997 | isbn=81-7412-079-3 | oclc=37992908 | language=or }}</ref>
*Ekaki Parasara <ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | title=Ekaki Parasara | publisher=Aryya Prakasana | year=1994 | isbn=81-7412-024-6 | oclc=33042360 | language=or }}</ref>
*Ashru Anala <ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | title=Asru anala | publisher=Granthamandira | year=1992 | oclc=29359915 | language=or }}</ref>
* Sakunira Chaka <ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | title=Sakunira chaka | publisher=Odisa Buk Shtora | year=1992 | oclc=29184434 | language=or }}</ref>
* Khela Chalichi <ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | title=Khela calichi | publisher=Granthamandira | year=1998 | oclc=40706553 | language=or }}</ref>
* Anya Aranya<ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | title=Anya aranya | publisher=Phrendas Pablisarsa | year=1981 | oclc=17620445 | language=or }}</ref>
*Sayahnara svara : galpaguccha <ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | title=Sayahnara svara : galpaguccha | publisher=Sathi Mahala | year=1973 | oclc=19013893 | language=or }}</ref>
* Barsha, barsha, Bharatabarsha <ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | title=Barsha, barsha, Bharatabarsha | publisher=Larka Buksa | year=2004 | isbn=81-7375-122-6 | oclc=806291975 | language=or }}</ref>
*Apahanca Akasha <ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | title=Apahañca akasa | publisher=Pascima Pablikesanas | year=2007 | oclc=300278185 | language=or }}</ref>
* Andhakarara Chhai <ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | title=Andhakarara chai | publisher=Sathimahal | year=1976 | oclc=977232169 | language=or }}</ref>
* Padma ghunchi ghunchi jauchi<ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | title=Padma ghuñci ghuñci yauchi | publisher=Pascima Pablikesansa | year=2001 | oclc=47863357 | language=or }}</ref>
*Patadei <ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | title=Patadei | publisher=Bidyapuri | year=1986 | oclc=499120436 | language=or }}</ref>

===Autobiography/Biography===
* Bitijaithiba Dina <ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | title=Bitiyaithiba dina | year=2016 | oclc=954038682 | language=or }}</ref>
*Kabi Bidyutprabha <ref>{{cite book | author=Bidyutprabha Devi | last2=Mahanti | first2=Binapani | title=Kabi Bidyutprabha | publisher=Bidyutprabha Smaranika Kamiti ; Paribeshaka Nabajyoti Karyalaya, Sriarabinda Asrama | year=1978 | oclc=6864447 | language=or }}</ref>

===Editor===
*Odia lekhika : Uttar-madhya parba<ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | author2=Odisa Lekhika Samsada | title=Odia lekhika : uttara maddhyaparba = Odia lekhika : Uttar-madhya parba | year=2014 | oclc=904399798 | language=or }}</ref>
* Ama samayara galpa <ref>{{cite book | last1=Mahanti | first1=Binapani | last2=Nayaka | first2=Rumjhum | title=Ama samayara galpa | publisher=Pascima Pablikesansa | year=2003 | oclc=317068406 | language=or }}</ref>
* Bhumi : kabita sankalana, 98-99 <ref>{{cite book | last=Mahanti | first=Binapani | author2=Odisa Lekhika Samsada | title=Bhumi : kabita sankalana, 98-99 | publisher=Pascima Pablikesansa | year=1998 | oclc=47630783 | language=or }}</ref>

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