Paramita Satpathy

Paramita Satpathy (born 30 August 1965) is an Indian writer. Paramita is the daughter of Sahitya Akademi Award winner poet Pratibha Satpathy and Nityananda Satpathy.

Her first short-story was published in 1985 in 'Jhankar' magazine. Paramita, who has authored seven short-story collections, has been selected for the Sahitya Akademi Award 2016 for Odia. She has won the award for ‘Prapti’, a short-story collection she wrote in 2012. Prapti was released in a compact disc (CD) in August 2015. Many of her novels have also been translated into Hindi, English, Bengali, Telugu and Marathi languages.

Paramita who had joined Indian Revenue Service in 1989, is posted as the commissioner of the Income Tax department.

Writings Paramita, has seven short-story collections and a novel to her credit like- Chandan ke Phool, 2015 Narikabi O Anyamane, 2015 Prapti, 2012 Intimate Pretence, 2010 Kurei Fula, 2009 Dur ke Pahad, 2007 Antaranga Chhala, 2006 Apathacharini, 2005 Birala Rupaka, 2003 Bhashakshara, 2000 Bibidha Aswapna, 1997

Awards Kalinga Karubaki Award 2017, Kalinga Literary Festival Sahitya Akademi Award, 2016 Kadambini Galpa Samman, 2010 Seashore srujan Samman, 2010 Amrutayan Galpa Puraskar Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award, 2006 Bharatiya Bhasa Parishad Yuva Puraskar, 2003 Gangadhar Rath Foundation Award, 2002 Bhubaneswar Book Fair Award, 2001