A post-graduate in economics, Ajaya Mahala writes poetry and story in the Odia. He is known for writing haiku and bagged him recognition. Ghunchu Na Thiba Jahna (The Unmoving Moon) Adha Tiari Ghara (The Half-built House) are published in 2018. Mahala works as a Joint Commissioner of Income Tax at Jaipur, Rajasthan.