Susmita Bagchi

Susmita Bagchi
BornSusmita Panda
(1960-09-25)25 September 1960
Cuttack, Orissa, India
OccupationLecturer, writer, editor, bureaucrat
NationalityIndian
Notable worksChildren of a Better God
Akasha Jeunthi Katha
Notable awardsOdisha Sahitya Akademi Award
Prajatantra Award
Gangadhar Rath Foundation Award
SpouseSubroto Bagchi
ParentsHarihar Panda (father)
Sakuntala Panda (mother)

Susmita Bagchi (née Panda) is an Indian writer who writes in Odia and English. She has published numerous books of novels short-stories and travelogues. She is the daughter of Sakuntala Panda, a prominent Odia writer and founder of Odia women's monthly Sucharita. She is best known for her short story collection Akasha Jeunthi Katha for which she won Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992. She is currently heading the Mo school programme.