Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Born in the small town of Dhenkanal in Orissa ( India ) , Sahoo earned her MA and PhD degrees in Oriya Literature and a Bachelor of Law from Utkal University .
Simplified: Sahoo was born in a small town of Dhenkanal in Orissa ( India ) . Sarojini has MA and PhD degrees in Oriya Literature and a Bachelor of Law from Utkal University .