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Radha Nath Ray , the great poet of Modern Oriya Literature was born on
28 September ,1848 in kedarpur village under Soro block in the District of Balasore. His Father was Sundar Narayan Ray and Mother was Tarini Dasi.
A brilliant Student from his Childhood .he passed F. A from the famous
presidency college of kolkata.
His Service career was started with his appointment as 3rd teacher in Balasore Zilla School on 1st may 1864.He was retired from the post of
inspector of schools ,Balasore in 1903 at the age of 55.
He was happily married to Parasamani daughter of Chandra Mohan Aditya
of Remuna in 1870.Two sons were born to them , the elder Sashi Bhusan
and the younger Rajani Bhusan.
Radhanath laid the foundation of modern oriya literature. His literary creations consist of the prose section ,the poetry section
and the text books .His significant poetic creations are "Kedar Gouri",
"Chandrabhaga", "Nandikeshari", "Usha", "Chilika" etc
Radhanath was a multifaceted literary genius .He was the guiding
Spirit in bringing nationalistic fervour and love of nature in oriya
poetry. He left for his heavenly abode on the 27th april 1908.
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