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| honorific_prefix = Pandit
| name = Godabarish Mishra
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| birth_name = Godabarish Mishra
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1886|10|26}}
| birth_place = Srinibaspur Sasan, [[Banapur]], [[Puri district|Puri]], Odisha, India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1956|7|26|1886|10|26}}
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| nationality = Indian
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| education = B.A. in Philosophy, M.A. in Economics
| alma_mater = [[Ravenshaw College]], [[University of Calcutta]]
| known_for = Social reformer, Politician, Editor, Columnist, Writer
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| children = [[Ranganath Mishra]], [[Loknath Mishra]], Raghunath Mishra
| parents = Lingaraj Mishra & Apsara Devi
| awards = Kendra Sahitya Academy Award (1961)
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Pandit '''Godabarish Mishra''' (26 October 1886 – 26 July 1956)<ref>{{cite book|title=EMINENT LITERARY LUMINARIES OF ORISSA|publisher=odisha.gov.in|page=297|url=http://odisha.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2004/pdf/eminent_literacy_luminaries_of_orissa.pdf|access-date=1 January 2017|quote=Died on July 26, 1956|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102081624/http://odisha.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2004/pdf/eminent_literacy_luminaries_of_orissa.pdf|archive-date=2 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> was a poet and notable socialist from [[Odisha]], India. He is known for his contribution to [[Odia literature]].

==Early life==
Godabarish Mishra was born to Lingaraj Mishra & Apsara Devi in Srinibaspur Sasan, near [[Banapur]], [[Khordha district]]. His primary education from the village school and then received his higher education from the Puri District School in 1906 and enrolled in [[Ravenshaw College]]. He used to take tuition to cover the college fees. He received his B.A. in Philosophy in 1910. He obtained his M.A. in economics form [[University of Calcutta]] in 1912.

==Work==
===In teaching===
He was a teacher in the Satyabadi School from 1913 to 1919. Then, he became the headmaster of [[Chakradharpur]] High School in the [[Singhbhum district]] (Now in Jharkhand) from 1919 to 1921. He was sent there with the aim of preserving the [[Odia language]] in the district of Singhbhum by [[Gopabandhu Das|Pandit Gopabandhu Das]].<ref name="Paty 2002 p. ">{{cite book | last=Paty | first=C.K. | title=History of Seraikella and Kharsawan States | publisher=Classical Publishing Company | year=2002 | isbn=9788170543596 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8EVuAAAAMAAJ | access-date=2019-09-20 }}</ref> After taking part in the non-cooperation movement, he returned to his home village in 1922 and was involved in establishing new schools, small-scale industries, farms and social welfare organizations.

===''The Samaja''===
In 1928 he became the Editor of ''The Samaja'', an Orissa local newspaper, holding that position for approximately two years, after the founder died.

===In Utkal Samilani===
He was associated with [[Utkal Sammilani]] from 1919 to 1955.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.123orissa.com/person/person.asp?sno=26&cat=p |title=Eminent Persons -123orissa.com |work=123orissa.com|quote=He was associated with Utkal Sammilani from 1919 to 1955. |access-date=4 February 2013}}</ref> He was the President of the ''Utkal Samilani Special Conference'' held at [[Berhampur]] in 1955. He met Gopabandhu Das by chance while staying in a hostel. He was one of Gopabandhu's "Pancahsakha" (five friends).<ref name="Mohanty 2009 p. 175">{{cite book | last=Mohanty | first=J. | title=Encyclopaedia of Education, Culture and Children's Literature: v. 3. Indian culture and education | publisher=Deep & Deep Publications | issue=v. 3 | year=2009 | isbn=978-81-8450-150-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3T2Ph_SmjtoC&pg=PA175 | access-date=2019-09-20 | page=175}}</ref>

===Social reformer===
Although he belonged to a conservative [[Brahmin]] family, Mishra was a socialist. He was against [[caste]] discrimination. He didn't wear his [[Upanayana|sacred thread]] and also wore a moustache, which was against the Brahmin caste system.

===Participation in the Non-cooperation Movement===
He participated in the [[Indian independence movement#First non-co-operation movement|non-cooperation movement of 1921]].He was the head of Singhbhum DCC. And Led the campaigns in Chakradharpur and adjacent areas.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LoaHAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA46 | title=National Movement and Politics in Orissa, 1920-1929| isbn=9788132100010| last1=Acharya| first1=Pritish| date=11 March 2008}}</ref>

==Political life==
Inspired by [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and Pandit [[Gopabandhu Das]], he joined the [[Indian National Congress|Congress party]] and was a member of the [[Vidhan Sabha]] (Lower House) of the [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]].He was the member of the district board from 1924 to 1933. He was a member of [[Government of Odisha|Odisha Vidhan Sabha]] from 1937 till his death, with the exception of a five-year break. During this time he did not hold a post in the Orissa congress, due to political differences. When the Orissa ministry of congress was created he was not included in the ministry. He became a Vidhan Sabha member in 1952 as an independent candidate. He served in the Vidhan Sabha as an eminent administrator and member of the opposition party. He left Congress in 1939 and joined the [[All India Forward Block|Forward Block]]. He served as finance and education minister in the ministry of the Maharaja of [[Parlakhemundi]] from 1941 to 1944. During his stay as minister in 1943 he played an important role in the establishment of [[Utkal University]],<ref>{{cite web|title='Pandit Godavarish struggled for State's first varsity'|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/39638-pandit-godavarish-struggled-for-states-first-varsity.html|access-date=2 February 2012}}</ref> [[Orissa High Court|Cuttack High court]] and various colleges in [[Puri]], [[Balasore|Baleshwar]] and [[Sambalpur]].

==Literary works==
His work includes many essays, stories, novels, poems, biographies and translations. His poems played a crucial role in creating awareness towards that nation. His dramas ''Purushottama Deba'', ''Mukunda Deba'' and autobiographical work ''Ardha Shatabdi Ra Orissa O Tahin Re Mo Sthana'' are some of his significant contributions to the Oriya literature.<ref name="Mohanty 2009 p. 175"/> He was also a competent editor. He published magazine ''Lokamukha'' from Banapur in 1924. He also used to write for the ''Eastcoast'' (An English paper) published by [[Sashi Bhusan Rath]]. He was awarded a doctorate in literature from [[Utkal University]].
Some of his published works are as below

* Purushottama Deba<ref name="Misra 1917 p. ">{{cite book | last=Misra | first=Godabarisa | title=Purashottama Deba | publisher=The Utkal Sahitya Press | year=1917 | oclc=499869215 | language=or }}</ref>
* Mukunda Deba<ref name="Misra 1993 p. ">{{cite book | last=Misra | first=Godabarisa | title=Mukunda Deba : aitihasika nataka | publisher=Kataka Shtudentas Shtora | year=1993 | oclc=30669276 | language=or }}</ref>
* Ardha Shatabdi Ra Orissa O Tahin Re Mo Sthana<ref name="Arddha satabdira Odisa -Misra 1966 p. ">{{cite book | last=Misra | first=Godabarisa | title=Arddha satabdira Odisa | year=1966 | oclc=215133956 | language=or }}</ref><ref name="Misra 1966 p. ">{{cite book | last=Misra | first=Godabarisa | title=Arddha satabdira Odisa o tahim re mo sthana | publisher=Grantha mandira | year=1966 | oclc=30883494 | language=or }}</ref>
* Godabarisa Parikrama<ref name="Misra Satpathi 1986 p. ">{{cite book | last1=Misra | first1=Godabarisa | last2=Satpathi | first2=Nityananda | title=Godabarisa parikrama | publisher=Odisa Pujyapuja Samsada | year=1986 | oclc=19673134 | language=or }}</ref>
* Pilanka Kahinki<ref name="Misra 1974 p. ">{{cite book | last=Misra | first=Godabarisa | title=Pilanka kahinki | publisher=Kataka Shtudentas Shtora | year=1974 | oclc=499599798 | language=or }}</ref>
* Chatani<ref name="Misra 1973 p. ">{{cite book | last=Misra | first=Godabarisa | title=Catani | publisher=Kataka Shtudentas Shtora | year=1973 | oclc=499113005 | language=or }}</ref>
* Atharasaha satara<ref name="Misra 1975 p. ">{{cite book | last=Misra | first=Godabarisa | title=Atharasaha satara | year=1975 | oclc=49475412 | language=or }}</ref>
* Godabarisa Granthabali<ref name="Misra 1960 p. ">{{cite book | last=Misra | first=Godabarisa | title=Godabarisa granthabali | publisher=Kataka shtudents shtora | year=1960 | oclc=20062797 | language=or }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://khordha.nic.in/eminent.htm Khorda.nic.in]
* https://ebahi.in
*[http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/39638-pandit-godavarish-struggled-for-states-first-varsity.html Dailypioneer.com]
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[[Category:1886 births]]
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[[Category:People from Puri district]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Odia]]
[[Category:Indian male poets]]
[[Category:Indian socialists]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian poets]]
[[Category:Poets from Odisha]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]]

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