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| Born | (1977-04-17)17 April 1977 (age 48) Odisha, India |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Language | Odia |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award (2022) |
Gayatribala Panda (born 17 April 1977) is an Indian poet, fiction writer and journalist fromBhubaneswar,Odisha,India.[1][2]
Panda started composing poems at the age of eight and her first poem was published at the age of 12. She studied library and information science fromUtkal University and emerged as a topper. Later, she studied journalism from theIndian Institute of Mass Communication,Dhenkenal.[3]
She is the editor ofAnyaa, an Odia literary magazine. In 2011, she won Kendriya Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar.[4] In 2015, she was chosen for the 'Writers in-residence' programme, along with Bikram Sampath, at theRashtrapati Bhavan.[4] In 2021 she was chosen for the Times Power Women. In 2022, she receivedSahitya Akademi Award winners for Odia for her poetryDayanadi.[5]
In 2000, she won the Odisha state Youth Award for poetry.[6] In 2011, Panda won theSahitya AkademiYuva Puraskar literary honour in the poetry genre forGaan, a collection of poems.[1] In 2021 she was chosen for the Times Power Women.
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