Purnamasi Jani

Poet from Odisha, India
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroPoet from Odisha, India
PlacesIndia
isPoet
Work fieldLiterature
Gender
Female
Birth1944
Age81 years
Awards
Padma Shri in arts2021
Odisha Sahitya Akademi Ovation 
The details

Biography

Purnamasi Jani (born 1944) also known as Tadisaru Bai is a poet, social activist from Odisha. She has composed over 50,000 devotional songs in Kui, Odia and Sanskrit. In 2021, she was awarded Padma Shri by the Indian Government.

Personal life

Jani was born 1944 in Charipada village under Khajuripada block of Kandhamal district.

Awards

  • Odisha Sahitya Academy award for poetry in 2006
  • South Odisha literature award in 2008
  • Padma Shri in 2021
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