Binapani Mohanty (born 11 November 1936) is an Odia writer , academician.She is well known for her works such as Patadei and Kasturi Mriga . She was a professor in Economics before retiring.She has been awarded Padmashree by Govt of India and Atibadi Jagannatha Das Sammana by Odisha Sahitya Akademi. She has earlier won the Sahitya Akademi Award and Sarala Award. She has served as chairperson of Odisha Lekhika Sansad.