"Randipua Ananta" is a short story about a young man named Ananta who starts off as a notorious troublemaker but later transforms himself into a selfless hero. When a flood threatens his village by entering through a hole in the river embankment, Ananta sacrifices himself by standing in the hole and using his body as a supporting pillar to hold up a wooden door that covers the hole. He encourages other villagers to pile soil onto the door to prevent the floodwater from causing further damage. Ananta's body becomes buried under the soil as a result of his sacrifice, but his selflessness and dedication to the welfare of the village earn him great respect and admiration. The story is considered a rare example of a character transformation in Odia short story genre, with Ananta going from a troublemaker to a selfless hero.

Mihir Kumar Das-an Indian film actor who worked in Odia language films(Ollywood industry). He had received several awards, notably Best Actor for his films Laxmi Pratima in 1998 and Pheria Mo Suna Bhauni in 2005 Best Supporting Actor award for his films Rakhi Bandhili Mo Rakhiba Mana in 2002 and Prema Adhei Akhyara and Best Comedian award for Mu Tate Love Karuchhi in 2007 from the Odisha state government.

Bijay Mohanty was an Indian film actor of Odia Cinema. He was honored a National Film Award.Bijay Mohanty was born in 1940 in Pandiri, Orrisa, India. He was an actor and director, known for Arati (1981), Jaga Hatare Pagha (1985) and Mo Bhai Jaga (1995).

Bhima Bhoi was a saint, poet and philosopher from the state of Odisha in India. Bhima Bhoi was a bhakta of Mahima Swamy. From Mahima Swamy, Bhima Bhoi would receive initiation into Mahima Dharma, an Indian religious tradition that challenged the authority of caste Hinduism on its own terms

Balarama Dasa was an Odia poet and litterateur. He was one of the 5 great poets in Odia literature, the Panchasakha during the Bhakti age of literature. He was the eldest of the Pancha sakha. He wrote the Jagamohana Ramayana also known as Dandi Ramayana.

Jasobanta Dasa was an Odia poet, litterateur and mystic. He was one of the five great poets in Odia literature, the Panchasakha during the Bhakti age of literature. He is known for his work Prema Bhakti Brahma Gita.

Achyutananda Das or Mahapurusha Achyutananda was a 16th-century poet seer and Vaishnava saint from Odisha, India. He was popularly known as Gopala Guru. He was considered to have the power to see the past, present and future

He was born in Balipatna village, near Bhubaneswara, in 1488. His father’s name was Kapila, and his mother’s Gaura Devi.

In a dream he received from Surya Narayana in Konarak the order to go and meet Chaitanya, so he approached the party and took diksha initiation from Nityananda Prabhu. Sisu Ananta Das resided in Khandagiri, in what is today called Gadi Tapovana Ashram; through his Sadhana he attained mystic powers, and he was able to change his form at will. Usually he would take the form of a little child, hence his name as Sisu. In this form, he became the adopted son of the wife of king Prataparudra, who nursed him.

He personally found a Patita pavana (Jagannatha) murti in the Matha in Balia patana. His main disciples were Barang Das, Hamsa Das, and Sisu Das.

He wrote the Bhakti mukti daya gita, one of the oldest and most important popular scriptures of Orissa, and other texts like Sisu Deva gita, Artha tarani, Udebhakara, Tirabhakana, a Malika and several bhajan songs. In Udaya bhagavata he describes Lord Jagannatha as the combined form of Radha and Krishna