Kanak Manjari Sahoo
Kanak Majari Sahoo (born 14 April 1957) is an Indian short story writer in Oriya language and a translator of Hindi and Bengali stories into Oriya. She currently resides in Bhubaneswar, and is a regular contributor to many Oriya journals and newspapers. Biography 
Her original and translated stories have come out in the widely circulated Oriya dailies such as, Anupama Bharata, The Dharitri, The Sambada, and The Samayaand Oriya literary journals such as Sucharita, Kadambini, Gokarnika, Satabhisha, Bartika, Savitri, Manorama, Mahagiri, Pallibandhu, Sahakar, Arpita, Pratibeshi, Adwitiya, Singhadwara, Apurba, Sulekha, Bibhavana, Amrutayana, Pourusha, Sudhanya, Kathakara, Mukti, Pakshighara, Asha Srotaswini, Digbalaya, Kasthuri, Uttisthata, Subarnarekha, Sananda, Odisha Lekhika Sansada Journal, etc. She has read her stories, poems and essays on All India Radio, Berhampur and taken part in many group discussions on contemporary issues at AIR, Berhampur. She has acted on stage and in some films and taken part in many cultural programs. Kanak Majari Sahoo is the wife of the English professor and writer Dharanidhar Sahu. The couple has three children Ayaskant Sahu, Lopamudra Sahu and Monalisa Sahu. 