Janharati is a short story collection of ten short stories which were written in mid 1980s and published in various Odia literary journals. All the stories have been translated in Hindi, English and other Indian languages. The title story Janharati was broadcasted as a radio play by All India Radio. This was also staged as a Hindi play by National School of Drama, New Delhi. This collection has received Odisha Sahitya Academy award and Bhubaneswar Book Fair award in 1990.