Laxmidhar Das (1927-2002) was born in Puri Town, Puri, Odisha in 1927. He went to Government School of Art and Crafts, Kolkata and did his specialisation in Painting. He started his career as an artist in Sishulekha magazine at Bhubanewar and received State Lalit kala Akademi Award. He became the Vice President of Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi and died in 2002.