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Achyutananda Das or Mahapurusha Achyutananda was a 16th-century poet seer and Vaishnava saint from Odisha, India. He was popularly known as Gopala Guru. He was considered to have the power to see the past, present and future

Daka Munsi, one of the most well loved short stories of Fakir Mohan Senapati, the pioneer of story writing in Odia language. Daka Munsi is the story of the ill treatment of an old father by his English educated son when the widower father accompanies the brash son to his place of work. The modern son finds the old fashioned father too coarse to stay at his official quarters.

Mihir Kumar Das-an Indian film actor who worked in Odia language films(Ollywood industry). He had received several awards, notably Best Actor for his films Laxmi Pratima in 1998 and Pheria Mo Suna Bhauni in 2005 Best Supporting Actor award for his films Rakhi Bandhili Mo Rakhiba Mana in 2002 and Prema Adhei Akhyara and Best Comedian award for Mu Tate Love Karuchhi in 2007 from the Odisha state government.

Odia Podcast of first Odia short story "Rebati" which was penned by Fakir Johan Senpati ,published in 1898. It is considered first ever short story published in Odia language.

Rebati is the story of a young girl whose desire for education in the backdrop of a conservative Odia society in a backward village, which is hit by a Cholera epidemic. The story itself also opens a third dimension when it deals with a very well bonded relation between Rebati and a school teacher. By displaying a forbidden desire for learning, Rebati, the female protagonist of the story, seems to invite misfortune for herself and her community. Over time "Rebati" has become an icon and her story an allegory for female education and emancipation. However the story itself does not advocate for or against these ideas. It is a story about helplessness before fate