Subrat Kumar Prusty (born 1976) is an Indian Odia-language scholar, activist, social entrepreneur, literary critic and author.

honours, this was followed by a master's degree in Odia language and literature with a specialization in linguistics from Ravenshaw University, Cuttack.

To extend the service to a larger number of youth, he established Sangathan Viswabharatiyam and Ganatantrika Grama Samaj.

As a volunteer leader of Sangathan Viswa Bharatiyam, he organised relief camps and rehabilitation in the super cyclone-hit areas of coastal Odisha from 31 October 1999 to 10 December 1999.

He also participated as a front-line volunteer in the Orissa Disaster Mitigation Mission in Bhubaneswar and organised a relief camp in earthquake-hit areas of Gujarat on 31 January 2001 to 10 February 2001.

[12][13] Dr. Prusty qualified for the national eligibility test (UGC-NET/JRF) in Odia three times and joined Utkal University as a research scholar.

[19][20] First time he read the rock painting of the yogimatha[21] of Nuapada District of Odisha, he deduced that it was an older Indian script.

was the real evidence of past Odia cultural, political, ritual and social status and it is the first poetic stake inscription.

[24][25] Though Ashoka created many rock edicts and inscriptions before Kharavela, his instructions for administration were written in a rude and chocked language.

[31][32] After more than five years of deep research work without any help and guidance, Prusty published documentations which led to a political and intellectual movement for awarding Odia the status of a Classical Language.

[33] The conference was inaugurated by the Minister of Education Badrinarayana Patra and was attended by more than two hundred scholars of languages, linguistics, and humanities as well as sociologists.

the seventh National Language Conference (2021) was held on 31 March – 1 April 2021 at Sri Jagannath Sanskrit University, Puri, Odisha.

[49] He prepared a private membership bill and presented it at Odisha Legislative Assembly through Hon'ble member Dr. Sipra Mallick.

[53] They are being informed about the kind of facilities provided by the Odisha government if they study in Odia and how they can become doctors, engineers, IAS.

He was also giving free coaching to poor slum students through Odia Pathshala to crack various competitive exams.