Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal on Monday released two books authored by Khordha district collector and writer Sangram Keshari Mohapatra.
‘My first thirty-five years’- English translated work of the autobiography of Sitakant Mahapatra, recipient of Jnanpith and Padma Bhushan, was released by Governor while the bureaucrat-turned-writer Mohapatra’s ‘Gaaon re sehi sabu dina’ (memory of village life) was also released today in a simple function.
Mohapatra had earlier authored ‘Sundargarh diary’ during his stint as Jagatsinghpur Collector. Besides, he has authored five compilations of short stories, a novel, two tribal poetry compilations, which were widely acclaimed in literary circles.