Ramakrushna Nanda
Ramakrushna Nanda (15 February 1906 – 28 October 1994) was an Indian writer, educator and author of children's literature. He composed the song ''Ahe Dayamaya Biswa Bihari'', a favourite of Mahatma Gandhi when Gandhi was at Sabarmati Ashram. This song was included in his Odia language, Odia-language textbook ''Sahitya Sopana''.Mishra A. R"Rare interview with Dinakrushna Nanda."Odissa.com website. Accessed (in English) 31 December 2013. Biography Family Nanda's father was Madhusudan Nanda (d. 1892). His mother died in 1951. In 1925, Nanda married Soudamini Devi (d. 13 August 1988). They had eight daughters and one son. Nanda's elder brother was Balakrushna Nanda (teacher) and younger brothers were Radhakrushna Nanda (an eminent Drama writer cum artist and owner of Ichhapur Jatra Mandali, writer of many drama books and Niyati songs) and Dinakrushna Nanda. His son is Er Prabhat Kumar Nanda, a retired Chief Engineer (Water Resources Dept) and was also Member OPSC. His daughter- ...
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Bairoi
Bairoi (Olatpur) is a town situated 17 km from Phul Nakhara and 30 km from Cuttack and Bhubaneswar in Orissa, India, Orissa, India. It is the birthplace of Ramakrushna Nanda, the grandfather of Manoranjan Nanda, a writer and social worker. Demographics

Bairoi has a population of 50,000 including males and females. Bairoi has an average literacy rate of 85%. Cuttack district {{Cuttack-geo-stub ...
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