About Reba Ray
Lived 1876 – 1957 (aged 80–81). Reba Ray was an Indian writer and poet.
Reba Ray (1876 – 1957) was an Indian Odia poet educationist and administrator. Best known as one of the earliest Odia women writers, she was also founder of Model Girls' School, Cuttack. Her short story Sanyasi is considered earliest modern Odia short story by a woman writer. She was niece of renowned Odia poet Madhusudan Rao. She founded a woman's magazine Asha in 1892. She also founded Odisha's first children's magazine Prabhat. Her stories were published in Utkal Sahitya magazine as well. She set up another school at Guhali, Jajpur.
Published works Anjali, 1903 Shakuntala, 1904
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Who was Reba Ray?
Odia poet
When was Reba Ray born?
Reba Ray was born in 1876 in Cuttack district.
When did Reba Ray die?
Reba Ray died on 7 August 1957.
What was Reba Ray's occupation?
Reba Ray was a writer and poet.
What nationality was Reba Ray?
Reba Ray was Indian.
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