Kuntala kumari sabat biography examples

Indian Odia poet

Kuntala Kumari Sabat (1901–1938) was an Odia poet during colonial India. She was one of the women poets who came into prominence from Odisha during India's freedom struggle.

She was multifaceted personality. She was a physician, writer, poet, editor, leader of nationalist movement and social worker.^[2] She was honored with Utkala Bharati in 1925.^[3]

Early life

She was born on February 8, 1900, at Jagadalpur in erstwhile princely state of Bastar.^[4] Her father Daniel Sabat was a physician.

Her mother's name was Monika Sabat.

Kuntala kumari sabat biography examples

Her maternal grandfather was from Dandamukundapur, Puri.^[5] Her father moved to Bastar and converted to Christianity before her birth. Soon after her birth she moved to Burma with her family. She spent her early childhood in Burma.

Her father remarried while at Burma and Kuntala returned to Odisha with her Mother. She settled in Khordha with her mother after returning from B