Sarala Dasa

Sarala Dasa or Sarala Das (Oriya) was a 15th-century poet and scholar of Oriya literature. Best known for three Oriya books — Mahabharata, Vilanka Ramayana and Chandi Purana — he was the first scholar to write in Oriya. As an originator of Oriya literature, his work has formed an enduring source of information for succeeding generations.