Mohapatra Nilamani Sahoo surname also spelt Sahu he was an Indian Odia language short story writer. He received several literary awards over his career including the 1979 Odisha Sahitya Academy Award for Akasha Patala, and the 1983 SaralaAward and the 1984 Sahitya Akademi Award in Odia, for Abhisapta Gandharba. Sahoo died on 25 June 2016 after multiple organ failures.