Pramoda Kumar Tripathy (1956-2012): He was a successful Odia playwright of the postmodern era after 1980. Trained in English literature, he closely associated with the dramaturgical world and created identity. His Odia play Jeun Banastare Manisha Nahin, here translated as An Uninhabited Forest, received the Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1994 and was published in book form in 1999. Apart from writing Odia plays, he sponsored Rourkela Loka Natak Mahotsav and other play institutes. His plays were staged frequently in Rourkela, Sambalpur, Bargarh, and Baripada. His notable plays include Chau Natak, Dwitiya Mrutyu, Rajakiya, Kalapurusha, Jathara, Hanu Upadraba Sambad, Sanbalia, and Ramachandra Pheriasa. Cancer, Nishanta, Partha, Ankurodgama, Shuna Pariksha Dandadhari, Jeun Banastare Manusha Nahin, Gotie Bala Kukurara Janma Brutanta etc. Though so many plays were staged, some are yet to be staged. Sanjeet Kumar Das: Born in the Kendrapada district of Odisha, Sanjeet Kumar Das is a poet, translator, and educationist. His poetry collection, Asima Jeevan, was first published in 2021. His translation works include And the Wretched (2023), Bewildered God (2023), Salabega and Columbus (2023), Nabakalebar (2024), Waiting for Ramachandra and Sunya Purush (2024), Metamorphosis (2024), Soul of Kansa and Kokua (2023), Niranjana (2023), That Chanakya Lives (2023), Demeaned Gajapati (2024), Invincible Kharavela (2024), Amrapali (2024), Bliss of Solitude (2024). He has published one edited book, A Translingual Voyage: Select Indian Writings in English Translation. He works as an Assistant Professor at the Department of English Language and Literature, Central University of Odisha, Koraput.