Pradyumna PattanayakBorn in 1957 in the idyllic village of Bancho, District Keonjhar in the state of Odisha, Pradyumna Pattnayak is a poet, lyricist and short story writer. Having completed his Masters Degree in Economics and M. Phil in Social Science, he served as Lectrer, Banker and Civil Servant under Ministry of Defense Government of India. Though, his writing skill was manifested from his early years through writings of poems in various forms, he finally found expression of his creativity after retirement. Several of his poems and short stories have been published in various newspapers and magazines. Two compilations of poems, ' Asruhori ', 'Manadarpan 'and one compilation of short stories, 'Biphal Pratistha' have since been published. 'Kichhi Sata Kichhi Gapa' is second compilation of short stories of the writer. Read More Read Less