Mohapatra
Mohapatra or Mahapatra or Mahapatro (Odia: ମହାପାତ୍ର/ମାହାପାତ୍ର ) is originally a Hindu family surname belonging to the Indian states of Odisha. Mohapatra surname is generally found among the Utkala Brahmins[1] whereas Mahapatra is mostly found among Karana community of Odisha.[2] This surname historically started as an honorific title conferred by royal courts or rulers in Odisha, before transforming into a hereditary family surname.
Notable people
[edit]- Shantanu Mohapatra (1936-2020), Indian musician, singer and composer
- Jayanta Mahapatra (born 1928), Indian Writer, Poet
- Siddhanta Mahapatra (born 1966), Indian Actor
- Sitakant Mahapatra (born 1937), Indian Poet
- Jadumani Mahapatra (1781–1868), Court Poet, humourist and satirist
- Kelucharan Mohapatra (1926–2004), Indian dancer
- Manmohan Mahapatra (1951–2020), Oriya filmmaker, director, producer, and writer
- Pyarimohan Mohapatra (1940–2017), Indian bureaucrat, politician
- Souvik Mahapatra, Indian engineer
- Sona Mohapatra (born 1976), Indian singer
- Nirad N. Mohapatra (1947–2015), film director
- Nityananda Mohapatra (1912–2012), Indian writer
- Ramesh Prasad Mohapatra (1939–1989), Indian historian and archaeologist
- Rabindra Mohapatra (born 1944), Indian theoretical physicist
- Raghunath Mohapatra (1943–2021), Member of Parliament
- Bibhu Mohapatra (born 1972), Indian fashion designer
- Bijoy Mohapatra (born 1950), Indian politician
- Bhagirathi Mahapatra (born 1892), Indian politician and social reformer
References
[edit]- ↑ The Orissa Historical Research Journal. Superintendent of Research and Museum. 1975.
- ↑ Hust, Evelin (2004). Women's Political Representation and Empowerment in India: A Million Indiras Now?. Manohar. ISBN 978-81-7304-575-2.