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This paper attempts to show how Jayanta Mohapatra delves into sensibilities and social realities through contextual imageries in his poetry. Poetry is the product of exquisite sensibility which is equivalent to the poet's ability that mirrors the reality. Indian English poetry gives prominence to Jayanta Mohapatra exposing Indian sensibility, social realities and picturizing present-day scene through indicative and startling imagery with a focus on the desolation, starvation, seclusion, and loneliness of the Indian poor with a feeling of being Indian. His dominant concerns are the vision of grief, loss, dejection and rejection through the redolent imageries from Odisha and Jagannath culture. The landscape, cultural history, social life, rites, and rituals of people from India constitute the significant body of writings. His poetic world such as 'Hunger,' 'Summer', 'Her Hand', 'Dwan at Puri' etc. reflect his attachment with native sense. Indianness is a vital element in his thoughts, feeling and imagery. It has become one of the major vocations which he treats as an intensely personal exploration. His poetry is noticeable for the depiction of typical Indian atmosphere. He has committed himself to Indian values, culture, people, and language, and Indianness have always been in his blood and writings. Mahapatra's poetry is remarkable for depth of feelings and true poetic imagination which embraces a wide variety of such themes. Mahapatra's poetry evokes intense emotional benefits out of things around him. His poetic imagination transforms the events into verse. He makes observations about how people behave in social situations and about problems. In fact, he does not relinquish creative quality while addressing socio-cultural and political issues.