Toshali Sands

Panchasakha- Group of five Vaisnaba poets such as Balaram Das, Jagannatha Das, Josovanta Das, Achutananda Das and Ananta Das.They are sunyavadi vaisnava poets who lay emphasis on knowledge and bhakti. In the social sphere they stood against caste system. Panchasaka of the Satyabadi group are Gopabandhu Das, Nilakantha Das ,Godavarish Mishra, Krupasindhu Mishra and Acharya Harihara. They enriched Oriya literature, were humanist and social reformers. Burning nationalism and self-sacrifice were their hallmarks.