Debraj Sahu was born in the village Potarasahi, Ranpur Garh, Nayagarh, Odisha in 1941. He went to Government School of Art and Crafts, Khallikote and did his specialisation in Sculpture and received Odisha State Lalit kala Akademi Award. He joined as lecturer in B.K.College of Art & Crafts, Bhubaneswar and introduced “Terracotta” medium first time in art education in Odisha. He became the Master Craftsman in Odisha Handicraft Training Centre, Bhubaneswar. In his life he has done many experimental Terracotta art works and died in 2016.