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Mahapatra or Mohapatra or Mahapatro is originally a Hindu family surname belonging to the Indian states of Odisha. This surname can be found among the Utkala Brahmins and Karana community of Odisha. Vaidik (Danua) Brahmins of Ganjam district also use this surname.




Social Status and Confusions


Often Odia Mahapatro or Mahapatra Brahmins are confused with Kattaha Brahmins (also known as Maha Brahmins or Mahapatra) outside Odisha. While Kattaha Mahapatra Brahmins engage in Funeral Activities, Odia Mahapatro/ Mahapatra Brahmins are authorised to conduct Yagna and other Vedic rituals. They perform karm Kand i.e., brotopanoyan, marriage, shraddh ceremony, gruha and mandir pratishtha and receive daan or dakshina.




Notable people


Shantanu Mohapatra (1936-2020), Indian musician, singer and composer
Jayanta Mahapatra (born 1928), Indian Writer, Poet
Siddhanta Mahapatra (born 1966), Indian Actor
Sitakant Mahapatra (born 1937), Indian Poet
Jadumani Mahapatra (1781–1868), Court Poet, humourist and satirist
Kelucharan Mohapatra (1926–2004), Indian dancer
Manmohan Mahapatra (1951–2020), Oriya filmmaker, director, producer, and writer
Pyarimohan Mohapatra (1940–2017), Indian bureaucrat, politician
Souvik Mahapatra, Indian engineer
Sona Mohapatra (born 1976), Indian singer
Nirad N. Mohapatra (1947–2015), film director
Nityananda Mohapatra (1912–2012), Indian writer
Ramesh Prasad Mohapatra (1939–1989), Indian historian and archaeologist
Rabindra Mohapatra (born 1944), Indian theoretical physicist
Raghunath Mohapatra (1943–2021), Member of Parliament
Bibhu Mohapatra (born 1972), Indian fashion designer
Bijoy Mohapatra (born 1950), Indian politician
Bhagirathi Mahapatra (born 1892), Indian politician and social reformer




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Kelucharan Mohapatra
• Raghunath Mohapatra
• Bande Utkala Janani
• D. P. Mohapatra
• Bayam duri
• Kajol
• Tenggiling
• Harimau
• Amitabh Bachchan
• Komoro
• Mohapatra
• Sidhant Mohapatra
• Kelucharan Mohapatra
• Sona Mohapatra
• Sabyasachi Mohapatra
• Upasna Mohapatra
• Ratikant Mohapatra
• Sujata Mohapatra
• Prasant Mohapatra
• Bibhu Mohapatra