Jitendra Narayan Dash (birth 3 August 1953),[1] who writes under the pseudonym of Dash Benhur is a Sahitya Akademi award winner writer from Odisha.

He was born in Khandapada in Nayagarh district, Odisha.

[2] He retired as the Principal of Samanta Chandra Sekhara College, Puri.

He is a founder member of Aama Odisha.

[3] He is the author of more than 100 books, including 15 collections of short-stories.