Veteran Painter and Poet Basanta Kumari Samanta — Pragativadi

A comprehensive profile published in the 'Nayana' section of Pragativadi on 28 July 2024, titled 'Barshiana Chitrashilpi Basanta Kumari' (Veteran Painter Basanta Kumari). The feature traces her rise among Odisha's most distinguished women painters and poets, her expressive brushwork exploring themes of motherhood, longing and resilience, her poetry collections 'Basanta' and 'Ekanta Nijara,' and her recognition by the National Lalit Kala Akademi and the Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi. It also reflects on her life alongside husband Durga Prasad Rajguru of Khandapada and her enduring identity as an artist who gives voice to the inner world of women.