Gopala Chandra Praharaj, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gopala Chandra Praharaj

writer, lawyer

Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1874

Place of Birth: Cuttack District, Odisha, India

Date of Death: 16-May-1945

Profession: writer, poet, linguist

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Gopala Chandra Praharaj (9 September 1874 – 16 May 1945) was a writer and linguist in the Odia language, well known as the compiler of the Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha.
He also contributed significantly to Odia literature by his works in prose.
A lawyer by profession, Praharaj wrote several satirical and analytical essays, in magazines such as Utkal Sahitya, Rasachakra, Nababharata, and Satya Samachar, on the social, political and cultural issues of contemporary Odisha (Odisha) during early 20th century.