Purnamasi Jani
# 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.

## Personal life

Jani was born 1944 in Charipada village under Khajuripada block of Kandhamal district.

## Awards

* Odisha Sahitya Academy award for poetry in 2006
* South Odisha literature award in 2008
* Padma Shri in 2021
