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 * birth_place  = Bhubaneswar
 * nationality  = Indian
 * occupation   = Social Activist

Sruti Mohapatra Odia: ଶୃତି ମହାପାତ୍ର (born 1963) is an Indian social rights activist and founder of Swabhiman (State Disability Information and Resource Centre) based in Bhubaneswar, which works on the empowerment of people with disabilities.

Early life and Education
She completed her bachelor's degree from Utkal University. She had qualified for the Group A Allied Services at the age of 22 and was engaged to be married. A road accident left her quadriplegic,she lost her physical mobility,job and eventually her fiance. "

And after competing her rehabilitation in Vellore earned an M. Phil. Sruti Mohapatra won a Fellowship and completed her Ph.D in Zoology. In 1993, she also won the Young Scientists Award.

Awards and Recognitions
She has received the National Young Scientist Award; Of the more than 65 awards she won the recent ones are:


 * Rockstar Award Nina Foundation,Mumbai, 2015,'
 * Kadambini Samman, 2014
 * Vidya Bhawan Social Service Award, (Awarded by President of India, 2013
 * Beasant Selfless Service Award, 2012
 * Subhadra Samman, 2012
 * Sarala Samman, 2011
 * Women of the Year Award, State Bank of India, 2011
 * Rockstar Award Nina Foundation, Mumbai, 2015
 * CNN-IBN Real Heroes Award, 2010
 * Khyamata Samman, 2010

Affliations
​She​ is the Convener of Odisha State Disability Network. She is also a member of Disabled Peoples' International. As a member of Disabled People's International (DPI), she has attended various international conferences and visited countries such as USA, UK, Canada, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Norway, Laos, Thailand, UAE, Bangladesh and Japan. She also represented women with disabilities of Asia-Pacific countries in the United Nations.Currently, she is holding the post of acting Chair Person in Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, a statuary body under Women and Child Development Department of Goverment of Odisha.