Late Sri Shashibhusan Mishra Sharma, our revered teacher was serving in George High School, Bargarh from 1917 to 1967. For nearly one year (1918-19) he was deputed to middle vernacular school (VII) of Barpali where Gangadhar Meher, the renowned Oriya-poet was the secretary. Sri Mishra Sharma came in close contact with the poet and developed a pure love towards Meher’s literature. From that time he started translating many of his small poems and the poet’s masterpiece ‘Tapaswini’ in English. A booklet named ‘Gleanings from Gangadhar’ was published in his life time (1960) having only 6 poems and in his note he has expressed as follows- ‘Great men pour out their hearts, not for one nation or country but for the entire human race. But they do so in one language. Now this language is a great barrier to the study of great minds of all times and climes. So our great poets like Upendra Bhanja, Radhanath Ray and Gangadhar Meher etc are unknown to those who do not know Oriya language. It is with the idea of introducing these poets to others that I have made a humble attempt to translate into English a few selected portions from Gangadhar’s works. My attempt will be amply rewarded if at least one non-Oriya’s mind is attracted towards the study of Gangadhar, our immortal poet.’