Adikanda Mahanta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian folklorist
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Place of Birth: Chitrada, Odisha, India
About Adikanda Mahanta
- Adikanda Mahanta (Odia: ??????? ??????; born 8 May 1954) is an Indian folklorist from Chitrada, Odisha.
- He is one of the pioneer folklorists of Odisha and is well known for his research on folk culture of eastern India.
- He was awarded a doctoral degree from Ranchi university for his research work on the folk culture of Odisha for his research thesis "Odishara Kurmali Lokagita" (Kurmali Folk Songs of Orissa).
- Professionally, Mohanta is an S.I.
- of School, an employee of the Odisha state government.
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