Banamali Das, one of the finest exponents of Padavali literature in Oriya, was a contemporary of Birakishore Deb (1735-1792) of Khurda Raj family. His fame as a Vaishnava devotee and a poet spread throughout Orissa through singers, devotees, dancing girls and even through common people who sought to recite his impassioned songs either for their private prayers to god or to please the gatherings of devotees. A collection of his poems was first published only in 1934, long after his death, under the title Banamali Padavali.
Based on the rather inadequate biographical material available about Banamali Das, Dr Janaki Ballabha Mohanty, a reputed scholar and critic of Oriya, has still succeeded in making this monograph both informative and illuminating.
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