Upendra Bhanja was a 17th-century Odia poet and composer considered the greatest poet in Odia literature. He wrote famous works like Baidehisa Bilasa, Labanyabati, and Koti Brahmanda Sundari. Born into a royal family, he received a thorough education in Sanskrit literature and composed music central to Odissi traditions. His works drew from his royal lineage and education to produce influential poetry and music.

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Kabi Samrata Upendra Bhanja was a 17th-century Odia poet-composer of classical Odissi
music. He is most known for his Odissi songs and kabyas written in the Odia language,
primarily Baidehisa Bilasa, Labanyabati & Koti Brahmanda Sundari.
Kabi Samrata Upendra Bhanja was considered as the greatest poet of Odia Literature and
was awarded the title "Kabi-Samrata" – "The Emperor of Poets". Born in a royal family,
Upendra Bhanja had never eyed for throne.His first wife was the sister of the king of
Nayagarh and the daughter of the king of Banapur was his second wife, who was an erudite
princess and gave Upendra Bhanja poetical inspiration in an abundant measure. His
grandfather King Dhananjaya Bhanja was a great poet and wrote Raghunatha Bilasa (The
Ramayana), Ratna Manjari (a poetical romance) etc., which provided models to the prince
for writing. But unlike his grandfather, he preferred his entire life to poetry rather than to
ruling over a kingdom. He had a thorough training in Sanskrit classical literature and
mastered Sanskrit dictionaries such as Amara Kosha, Trikanda Kosha and Medini Kosha. He
even wrote a dictionary Geetabhidhana in Odia for helping poets. The town of Bhanjanagar
is named after him. The music of Upendra Bhanja is central to Odissi music, the traditional
classical music of the state of Odisha and Bhanja is widely respected as one of the greatest
Odissi composers of all time.