Ramakanta Samantaray

Senior Artist

Ramakanta Samantaray studied painting from BK College of Art and Crafts, Bhubaneswar. He completed masters and doctorate in Odia Literature and Language from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. With this combination of literature, language and fine art he has been working constantly to create unique visual narratives. He is a recipient of many awards for his short stories and novels and has also received Junior Research Fellowship from UGC and Travel Grant from Sahitya Academi, New Delhi. Ramakanta has published as many as fifteen books with a solo show and numerous group shows in major galleries of India.