I hail from Odisha ,an eastern state of India..I have done my Masters degree in Political Science from Utkal University, VaniVihar, Bhubaneswar. I am a bilingual writer and write in English and my mother tongue-Odia.I have published one Odia poetry book -PADMA PADA. My Odia poems have been publised in a number of magazines and newspapers like, KATHA KATHKAVITAKAVITA, ARPITA, PAHACHA, GODHULI, SWETA SANKETA, KAVYALOKA, UTKAL PRASANG etc.My English poems have been publshed in ODISHA REVIEW, THE STATESMAN and poetry anthologies - Poetry Against Terror, Splash of Verse etc. I am associated with many poetry organizations like PoemHunter.com, Poetry Society of India and many others. I write a blog ---bharatispen on wordpress
