Barendra Krushna Dhal, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBarendra Krushna Dhal
Odia writer and journalist
Date of Birth: 
About Barendra Krushna Dhal
- Barendra Krushna Dhal (25 March 1941 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian Odia journalist and litterateur.
- He was born in Charchika in the Cuttack district of Odisha, India.
- He was associated with newspapers like Swaraj, Aj Kal, Sambad and Prajatantra.
- Dhal led the Lekhaka Samukhya literary movement in the remote areas of Odisha, where he worked as chief secretary during 1982–88.
- He was the chairman of National Union of Journalist during 1990–93.
- He founded the Bhubaneswar Book Fair, held annually.After prolonged illness, Dhal died on 9 August 2016 at the age of 77 in his Bhubaneswar residence.
Read more at Wikipedia