Rajendra Kishore Panda

Rajendra Kishore Panda (born 1944) is an Indian Odia language poet and novelist.

He has published sixteen poetry collections.

[2] Panda was born on 24 June 1944 in Natasha, a village Sambalpur district of Odisha state.

He earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Allahabad.

[3][1] Panda's first collection of poems, Gaun Devata ( Minor Gods ), was published in 1947.