Akshaya mohanty biography of alberta

Indian composer, singer and writer

Akshaya Mohanty, also known as Khoka Bhai, was an Indian singer, lyricist, composer, musician and writer in Odia. He has contributed Odia bhajans, Odissi songs, folk songs, film and non-film modern light songs in Odisha on contemporary themes and ballads based on popular legends in Odisha.

Life history

Early life

Akshaya Mohanty was born to Bichitrananda Mohanty and Subarna Manjari Mohanty at Cuttack on 12 October 1936. Mohanty had no formal training in music.

Akshaya mohanty biography of alberta college

At the age of 22 in 1956, he joined Government services in his home city Cuttack, but quit after seven years in 1963. He became an approved lyricist in All India Radio, Cuttack in 1956. By 1959 he became an approved composer in All India Radio.^[1]

Family

He was married to Prabina Mohanty in 1967.

He has two sons and two daughters. His son Chitrabhanu Mohanty is a stage singer.

Career

Akshaya recorded his first song Ga