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Adikanda Mahanta is a renowned folklorist and educationist from India. He is best known for his work in the field of folklore and education. He has written several books on the subject and has been a professor at the University of Delhi. Mahanta was born in Chitrada, India on 8 May 1954. He completed his Bachelor's degree in Education from the University of Delhi in 1976. He then went on to pursue a Master's degree in Folklore from the same university in 1979. Mahanta has been a professor at the University of Delhi since 1983. He has written several books on the subject of folklore and education, including 'Folklore and Education in India' (1985), 'Folklore and Education in India: A Study of the Role of Folklore in Education' (1989), and 'Folklore and Education in India: A Study of the Role of Folklore in Education' (1995). Mahanta has also been a visiting professor at several universities in India and abroad, including the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Toronto, and the University of Oxford. As of 2021, Adikanda Mahanta's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.

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Occupation Folklorist, Educationist
Age 60 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 8 May, 1954
Birthday 8 May
Birthplace Chitrada, Mayurbhanj, Orissa, India
Date of death January 13, 2015
Died Place Chitrada, Mayurbhanj, Orissa, India
Nationality India

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His wife is Subhadra Mohanta

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Adikanda Mahanta Net Worth

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2009

1.Book Title " ODISHA RA SRASTA ADIBASI LOKA KATHA, PART-1", Author "Adikanda Mahanta", Publisher "BIDYA PRAKASHAN BALUBAZAR, CUTTACK-2", Edition - 3rd, Year of Publication - 2009.

2007

1. ECOLOGICAL IDEOLOGIES IN TRIBAL FOLKLORE OF EASTERN INDIA by Adikanda Mahanta Book : Forest government and tribe, Published by : New Delhi : Concept Pub. Co., 2007. Author: Chittaranjan Kumar Paty; Tata College (Chaibasa, India). Dept. of History.; India. University Grants Commission. Eastern Regional Office.

2003

2. FOLK TREATMENT SYSTEM OF TRIBAL SOCIETY IN EASTERN INDIA by Adikanda Mahanta Book : Changing Tribal Life: A Socio-Philosophical Perspective Author: Padmaja Sen Publisher: Concept Publishing Company (p) Ltd. (2003) .

1998

1. Editor in Chief : Lokasahitya "Pharua"from 1998 to 2002

1995

2. Editor in Chief : "Kudmi Katha"from 1995 to 2008

1982

Mahanta was born in the village of Chitrada, in Mayurbhanj district. His father was Shri Shiva Prasad Mohanta, and his mother was Satyabhama Mohanta. Adikanda Mahanta stood first class first in M.A. (Oriya) in 1982 from Ranchi University. Under the able guidance of Prasanna Kumar Pradhan, he was conferred and awarded with Doctor of Philosophy for his outstanding research on folk culture "Odishara Kurmali Loka gita" from Ranchi University in 1988.

1954

Adikanda Mahanta (Odia: ଆଦିକନ୍ଦ ମହାନ୍ତ ; born 8 May 1954) is an Indian folklorist from Chitrada, Odisha. He is one of the pioneer folklorists of Odisha and is well known for his research on folk culture of eastern India. He was awarded a doctoral degree from Ranchi university for his research work on the folk culture of Odisha for his research thesis "Odishara Kurmali Lokagita" (Kurmali Folk Songs of Orissa). Professionally, Mohanta is an S.I. of School, an employee of the Odisha state government.