Shri Ramakrushna Nanda (15 February 1906 – 28 October 1994) was an Indian writer, educator and author of children’s literature. He composed the song Ahe Dayamaya Biswa Bihari, a favourite of Mahatma Gandhi when Gandhi was at Sabarmati Ashram. This song was included in his Odia-language textbook Sahitya Sopana.
This Foundation has been established in the year 2000 in his remembrance. However, the same has been officially registered on 20th September 2020 having it’s registration number as 462000265/10462000300/2020.
The Ramakrushna Nanda Smruti Parishad has it’s aims towards helping the distressed of the society in managing their livelihood, fighting corruption, working of betterment of the people of Odisha and contributing towards Odia literature.