Purnamasi Jani
Purnamasi Jani (born 1944) also known as Tadisaru Bai is a poet, social activist from Odisha. She has composed over 50,000 devotional songs in Kui, Odia and Sanskrit. In 2021, she was awarded Padma Shri by the Indian Government.
Purnamasi Jani
- Birth Name
- Purnamasi Jani
- Born
- 1944
- Birthplace
- Odisha
- Known for
- Devotional music
- Awards
- Padma Shri (2021)
- Nationality
- India
- Occupation
- poet · writer
- Honours
- Padma Shri in arts · Odisha Sahitya Akademi Ovation
- Languages
- Odia
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Purnamasi Jani (born 1944) also known as Tadisaru Bai is a poet, social activist from Odisha. She has composed over 50,000 devotional songs in Kui, Odia and Sanskrit. In 2021, she was awarded Padma Shri by the Indian Government.
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• Birth Name — Purnamasi Jani • Born — 1944 • Birthplace — Odisha • Known for — Devotional music • Awards — Padma Shri (2021)
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Jani was born 1944 in Charipada village under Khajuripada block of Kandhamal district.
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• Odisha Sahitya Academy award for poetry in 2006 • South Odisha literature award in 2008 • Padma Shri in 2021
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