Career
Born to Laxman Charan Senapati and Tulsi Devi Senapati, Fakirmohan dedicated his life to the progress of Odia language in the later 19th and early 20th century. The story of Fakirmohan is indeed the story of the "Renaissance" of Odia literature. Besides he was a social reformer and educator who used his pen to criticize and correct the aberrations prevalent in the society.
He is called the father of Odia fiction.
In his native place, school, colleges and universities are constructed in his memory like Fakir Mohan College, Fakir Mohan University et cetera Short Stories His “Rebati” (1898) is widely recognized as the first Odia short story.
“Rebati” is the story of a young innocent girl whose desire for education is placed in the context of a conservative society in a backward Odisha village, which is hit by the killer epidemic cholera. His other stories are “Patent Medicine”, “Daka Munshi”,”Adharma Bitta”et cetera
"Randipua Ananta" also a nice creation of him.
Family members.