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Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo surname also spelt Sahu he was an Indian Odia language short story writer. He received several literary awards over his career including the 1979 Odisha Sahitya Academy Award for Akasha Patala, and the 1983 SaralaAward and the 1984 Sahitya Akademi Award in Odia, for Abhisapta Gandharba. Sahoo died on 25 June 2016 after multiple organ failures.

Sahoo wrote various short stories in Odia language. His popular works include Prema Tribhuja , Michha Bagha,Srunantu Sarbe Amrutasya Putra , Ganjei O’ Gabesana, Andha Ratira Surya and more. He also published novel; Dhara O Dhara, Tamasi Radha and Hansa Mithuna.Sahoo also wrote one-act and children's plays.His 1979 book Akasha Patala won him the Odisha Sahitya Academy Award. The short story compilation Abhisapta Gandharba received the Sarala Award in 1983, followed by a Sahitya Akademi Award for Odia in 1984. The book was translated into Hindi by Siddharth Mansingh Mahapatra in 1992.