Purnamasi Jani
Purnamasi Jani | |
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 Purnamasi Jani receiving Padma Shri award from PresidentRam Nath Kovind | |
| Born | Purnamasi Jani 1944 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Devotional music |
| Awards | Padma Shri(2021) |
Purnamasi Jani(born 1944) also known asTadisaru Baiis a poet, social activist fromOdisha.She has composed over 50,000 devotional songs in Kui, Odia and Sanskrit. In 2021, she was awardedPadma Shriby theIndian Government.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Jani was born 1944 in Charipada village under Khajuripada block ofKandhamaldistrict.[2]
Awards
[edit]- Odisha Sahitya Academy award for poetry in 2006[1]
- South Odisha literature award in 2008[1]
- Padma Shriin 2021[1]
References
[edit]- ^abcdBarik, Satyasundar (26 January 2021)."Padma award for tribal mystic from Odisha".The Hindu.ISSN0971-751X.Retrieved5 March2022.
- ^Panigrahy, Sisir (28 January 2021)."Padma Awards: Divine poetess Purnamasi Jani from Odisha's Kandhamal never repeats her songs".The New Indian Express.Retrieved28 September2024.
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