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Rajanikanta Mohanty (1952) has innovated quite a bit in the realm of modern and post-modern Odia short stories, influenced many. He has eleven short story collections, six novels, two poetry collections, and a criticism book published to his credit. His stories in English appeared in Indian literature (New-Delhi), The Challenge (Jamshedpur), Dasuram's Script (Harper Collins, India), SAARC Nations short stories publication (Colombo) and begged wide response and high appreciations. He is the winner of Odisha Sahitya Academi award in 2004 for his short story collection Jhipi Jhipi Andhar (Drizzling darkness). Currently, he lives in Bhadrak, Odisha. He can be reached at rajanikantamohanty153@gmail.com.Dr. Brajamohan Mishra (1949) taught English literature in different colleges of Odisha from 1973-2006. A polyglot, bilingual writer, translator and orator, Dr. Mishra has published books such as The Poetry of T.S. Eliot (literary criticism), Nabakrushna Choudhury, Skanda Purana-The Utkal part, Mahatma banam Gandhi, In quest of happiness (Translation), Priti o Pratyaya, Dala Satya Jagat Mithya, Sambodhi (Essays and criticisms in Odia). Eminent scholar Prof. Sukhbir Singh of Osmania University has written about him, I have rarely met such an enlightened and knowledgeable person as Dr. Mishra.(23 Oct 2011). He lives in Bhadrak, Odisha.