Kalpanakumari Devi (1936 – 28 August 2017) was an Indian novelist and poet in the Odia language.

[7] After Kalpanakumari Devi's Achinha Basabhumi was nominated for the Sahitya Akademi award, several Odia litterateurs protested against it,[8] citing procedural irregularities as well critical differences with the choice.

Upon the announcement of the award to the author, Barendra Krushna Dhal, a member of the Sahitya Akademi's advisory board resigned in protest.

Sricharan Pratap Kanishka, an Odia writer, filed a public interest litigation with the Orissa High Court in January 2012 against the award, leading to an interim stay of the presentation ceremony.

[9][10] The litigation was rejected by the high court on 14 February 2012, and Kalpanakumari Devi received the award.