About Pathani Patnaik
Lived 1928 – 2017 (aged 88). Pathani Patnaik was an Indian writer, lecturer, autobiographer and author.
Pathani Pattnaik (19 September 1928 – 4 February 2017) was an Indian writer of Odia language. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2010 for his autobiography Jibanara Chalapathe.
Biography Pattanaik was born on 19 September 1928 at Golobai village of Khurda district, Odisha. He received primary schooling in his village and later completed matriculation from Puri District School in 1945. He received his post-graduation from Ravenshaw College. He served as principal of Christ College and as the president of Odisha Sahitya Akademi from 2000 to 2003.
He died on 4 February 2017. He won the Odia Sahitya Academy Award in 1993.
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Who was Pathani Patnaik?
Indian Odia-language writer (1928-2017)
When was Pathani Patnaik born?
Pathani Patnaik was born on 29 September 1928 in Khordha district.
When did Pathani Patnaik die?
Pathani Patnaik died on 4 February 2017 in Cuttack.
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Pathani Patnaik was a writer, lecturer, autobiographer and author.
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Pathani Patnaik was Indian.
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