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{{Short description|Indian author and magistrate (1860–1914)}}
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'''Gopala Ballabha Das''' (23 December 1860 – 1914) was an Indian [[Odia language]] writer and deputy magistrate, assistant of Odisha commissioner during the British rule in India. He wrote novels, poems, and translated books. His novel, ''Bhimabhuyan'' was the first tribal novel.

== Biography ==
=== Personal Life ===
Das was born on 23 December 1860 at Satyabhamapur, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from [[Cuttack]] during the [[Company rule in India] in a Zamindari Karana family. in a Zamindari Karana family.[2][3] His father was Choudhury Raghunath Das and his mother, Parbati Debi. He is the younger brother of Utkalagouraba [[Madhusudan Das]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Quarterly Review of Historical Studies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=keMrAQAAIAAJ|year=1993|publisher=Institute of Historical Studies.}}</ref> He was married to Basanta Kumari Devi. His daughter [[Ramadevi Choudhury]] was an Indian freedom fighter and a social reformer.<ref>''Women pioneers in India's renaissance, as I remember her'', by Sushila Nayar, Kamla Mankekar. [[National Book Trust]], India, 2002. {{ISBN|81-237-3766-1}}. ''Page 216''.</ref>

=== Education ===
Das had completed his M.A. from [[Kolkata University]].

=== Career ===
He had joined British India as a deputy magistrate. Later he became the assistant of the commissioner of Odisha in British Govt. and then became the superintendent of all Gadajata states in Odisha.

== Publications ==
* ''[[Bhimabhuyan]]'' - 1908
* ''Priti Sudhakara'' - 1906<ref>https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.29838</ref>
* ''Atmabata Sarba Bhuteshu'' - 1888
* ''Kabita Manjari'' - 1895
* ''Bhakti Rasabali'' - 1900
* ''Rayabahadur Nandakishore Das Biography''
* ''Ramesh Chandra Dutta Biography'' (translation)<ref>{{cite news |title=ପ୍ରଥମ ଜନଜାତି ଉପନ୍ୟାସ : ଭୀମା ଭୂଇଁଆ |url=http://dharitriepaper.in/edition/8249/bhubaneswar/page/8 |accessdate=24 June 2021 |issue=ଧରିତ୍ରୀ ୨୪ ଜୁନ ୨୦୨୧ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ସଂସ୍କରଣ ପୃଷ୍ଠା ୮ |publisher=ଧରିତ୍ରୀ}}</ref>

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