Eminent litterateur Manorama Mohapatra passes away at the age of 87

·        Eminent litterateur, social activist and former editor of Odia daily 'The Samaj' Manorama Mohapatra passed away.

·        Mohapatra has more than 40 books and novels to his name.

·        Her first book, Juar Jiunthi Uthe, a collection of revolutionary poems on women empowerment, was published in 1960.

·        Apart from contributing to the fields of literature and social work, she was a renowned orator who dominated the field of public speaking for more than 60 years.

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