He won Sahitya Akademi[1] award for Odia literature in 2014 for his poetry collection Bipula Diganta.

[2] He grew up in Sambalpur town and studied to become a law professional.

He was also member of Sahitya Akademi advisory board [3] He was married to Dr Kiranbala Rath, an academic, author and an orator.

Along with Gopal Krushna, his wife also took to Sanyas and is known as Maa Kalyanmayee Saraswati.

Rath won Sahitya Akademi award for his poetry collection "Bipula Diganta".