Jhanja Odia Book By Kahnu Charana Mohanty
                     JHANJA ODIA BOOK BY KAHNU CHARANA MOHANTY
Odia book jhanja by kahnu 
charana mohanty
Vappuvanna was followed by jhanjha . he is mentioned by al-masudi as ruling over samur. He was a very 
devout shaiva. He is said to have built twelve temples of shiva and named them after himself. According to an 
unpublished copper-plate in the possession of pandit bhagwanlal, jhanjha had a daughter named lasthiyavva 
who was married to bhillam, the fourth king of the chandor .
Kanhu charan mohanty was an indian odia language novelist who wrote fifty-six novels in a career spanning over 
six decades from 1930 to 1985. He is considered "one of the most popular and celebrated novelists of 
odisa".Mohanty was awarded the sahitya akademi award in 1958 for his novel, kaa, published in 1956, and was 
one of the fellows of the sahitya akademi. Mohanty died on 6 april 1994 at the age of 87. 
Kanhu charan mohanty was born on 11 august 1906 in nagabali village of cuttack, india, to an odia family.He is 
an elder brother of gopinath mohanty (1914–91) who was also a jnanpith award-winning (1974) odia novelist. He 
completed his schooling at cuttack and joined an engineering college which he was forced to leave due to 
financial difficulties. Later, he completed his graduation from ravenshaw college (now ravenshaw university) in 
1929. Mohanty joined as a clerk in government service and retired as a senior administrative officer in 1964. 
Mohanty died on 6 april 1994 at the age of 87.