tist of great repute. He was a master in playing Sitar. For this he was awarded by the Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi in the year 1989. (Ardha Chandra, Tala, Sura, & Laya on playing Sitar)
Dr. Benimadhab Padhi (1919–2008)
A distinguished scholar of great repute. He is famous in Odisha for his research in ‘Lord Jagannath Sanskruti’ and critical analysis of works in Oriya & Sanskrit language .He was awarded by the Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi, ‘Writers Forum’, ‘Jagannatha Research Foundation’, ‘Kedarnath Research Foundation’, Indian Sanskrit Foundation’ etc.
Writers and Journalists
The beginning of 21st century has seen a substantial growth of media in Odisha. Many regional news channels and daily papers came to existence. Many industrial houses tried their fate in this line. More than ten colleges and educational institutions included Journalism in their study curriculum. Due to the charm of electronic media, many students opted for this career. Before the beginning of 21st century in the media sector, there were a few persons who had journalism degrees. Even after the development in media sector, the true professionalism in journalism not yet achieved. The style of reporting is obsolete and not so lively. The news items published in newspapers are just event reporting or the voice of the political leaders. Very few young journalists came forward to change this old paradigm. In the 21st cr. there are a few people with journalistic background went beyond the boundaries of Gajapati district, and got good opportunity to prove themselves as versatile journalists. Among them Staya Khadgroy, Ganesh kumar raju, Sunil Patanaik, Debasish Padhi, Dwijen Padhi, Nabinananda Gantayat, Late Sailesh Gantayat, late Prakash Padhi, Lambodar Prasad Dash, Rupesh Sahoo, Govinda Acharya, Amulya Sahoo. Lambodar Prasad Dash is the first journalist of Gajapati district,
