Radhanath Ray was an early modernist poet
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In the latter half of the nineteenth century, Radhanath Ray was an early modernist poet who wrote in the Odia language. He was born into a Zamindar family in Baleshwar (then Bengal Presidency), which is now in Odisha, and is known as Kabibara (Poet Boon) in Odia literature. In his early years, he wrote in both Bengali and Odia, but eventually switched to write only in Odia. In the Baleswar district of Odisha’s Kedarpur village, he was born on September 28th, 1848. He has written poetry and verse for nineteenth-century Odia literature.
On September 28, 1848, in the Orissan village of Kedarpur in the Balasore district, Radhanath Ray was born. He demonstrated talent and enthusiasm for Oriya literature while he was studying. In the early days of his writing career, he wrote both in Bengali and Oriya language, but after sometime, he focused on Oriya literature only and started writing in only Oriya language.
