Mohapatra

Mahapatra or Mohapatra or Mahapatro (Odia: ମହାପାତ୍ର) is originally a Hindu family surname belonging to the Indian states of Odisha. This surname can be found among the Utkala Brahmins^[1] and Karana community of Odisha.^[2]

Notable people

• Shantanu Mohapatra (1936-2020), Indian musician, singer and composer
• Jayanta Mahapatra (born 1928), Indian Writer, Poet
• Siddhanta Mahapatra (born 1966), Indian Actor
• Sitakant Mahapatra (born 1937), Indian Poet
• Jadumani Mahapatra (1781–1868), Court Poet, humourist and satirist
• Kelucharan Mohapatra (1926–2004), Indian dancer
• Manmohan Mahapatra (1951–2020), Oriya filmmaker, director, producer, and writer
• Pyarimohan Mohapatra (1940–2017), Indian bureaucrat, politician
• Souvik Mahapatra, Indian engineer
• Sona Mohapatra (born 1976), Indian singer
• Nirad N. Mohapatra (1947–2015), film director
• Nityananda Mohapatra (1912–2012), Indian writer
• Ramesh Prasad Mohapatra (1939–1989), Indian historian and archaeologist
• Rabindra Mohapatra (born 1944), Indian theoretical physicist
• Raghunath Mohapatra (1943–2021), Member of Parliament
• Bibhu Mohapatra (born 1972), Indian fashion designer
• Bijoy Mohapatra (born 1950), Indian politician
• Bhagirathi Mahapatra (born 1892), Indian politician and social reformer