Barendra Krushna Dhal

Barendra Krushna Dhal 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 Journalists during 1990–93. He founded the Bhubaneswar Book Fair, held annually.

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