Founder & Director, Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) Founder, Kalinga Art Festival | CEO, OrissaDiary Rashmi Ranjan Parida is a visionary cultural entrepreneur, literary curator, and one of the most influential voices shaping India’s contemporary literary and creative ecosystem. Widely recognised as a pioneer of online journalism in Odisha through his landmark initiative OrissaDiary (est. 2005),…

Mr. Kamala Kanta Dash is a Founder Member of Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) and brings his interdisciplinary dynamism to this prestigious international literary platform. Mr. Dash has- more than 22+ years of experience in industry, academia and the government. He has studied and worked in Odisha, New Delhi and Melbourne (Australia) for his higher education…

Director & Coordinator

Ranjana Niraula is Coordinator & Director of KLF Kathmandu. She is a multifaceted personality from Nepal who juggles multiple roles in her daily life with equal panache. From being a popular poet in Nepali and English literature with a penchant to weave magic with her beautiful words and pictures to being a poet, editor, panelist,…

Assistant Director Suman Barsha is an acclaimed Nepali author, novelist, poet, storyteller, curator, English literature academic, artist, and social worker. She currently serves as the Assistant Director of the Kathmandu Kalinga Literary Festival (KKLF) and is actively associated with numerous national and international literary organizations, contributing to the promotion of literature, culture, and creative dialogue. A distinguished voice…

Co-founder and Director Prachee Naik is a techno-journalist, having an MA in Journalism from Berhampur University and a degree in Animation from Arena Multimedia. As the creative head, she adds color to all our initiatives and verticals. She is the co-founder and Director of Kalinga Literary Festival, Member Trustee at Odisha Diary Foundation (ODF) and…

Assistant Director Noted poet and Gajalkar

KLF Coordinator Head Admn & Liaison at Teamwork Arts Pvt. Ltd