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Sarala Dasa
Odia poet and writer
Sarala Dasa (born as Siddheswara Parida) was a 15th-century poet and scholar of Odia literature.[1] Best known for three Odia books — Sarala Mahabharata, Vilanka Ramayana and Chandi Purana — he was the first scholar to write in Odia and his revered as the Adi Kabi (First Poet) of Odia literature.[2] As an originator of Odia literature, his work has formed an enduring source of information for succeeding generations.[3]
Life
The early life of Sarala Dasa is not accurately known.
He was a contemporary of the Gajapati King Kapilendra Deva. Though the date of his birth cannot be accurately determined, he can safely be placed to the 15th century AD.[4] He was born at a village called kanakavati patana known as Kanakapura at the Tentuliapada, Jagatsinghpur district.[5] Sarala Dasa belonged to Chasa community.[6]
Sarala Dasa had no organized early education, and what he achie