Career
Some of his notable contributions are, Pritibibahare Manisha, Candrara Mrutyu,, Madam Curie and Nila Chakra Bala Sapare. Mahapatra was born in Bhadrak, Odisha. He went on to do Master of Science from the University of Calcutta and was honored with Doctor of Philosophy from the Utkal University.
He also pursued FIC (Fellow in Chemistry) degree at Brandeis University (Boston, Master of Arts).
He retired as the Head of the Department of Ravenshaw University.