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Renowned cartoonist Kishore Rath passed away on Sunday late night at Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar due to cardiac attack. He was 58.
As per reports, Rath complained of severe chest pain late last night following which he was rushed to Capital Hospital. The doctors declared him dead after conducting an ECG.
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Rath, a pioneer cartoonist in the state, was popular for his pocket cartoon ‘Katakhya' published in Odia daily 'Sambad'. He was well known for conveying messages and expressing public opinion immaculately through his cartoons.
Not just cartoons, Rath had a special interest and experience in 'Dhumpa sangita'. Dhumpa is a folk musical art form Ganjam and Nayagarh districts in which a bamboo percussion instrument is used.
A pall of gloom has descended on the Odia media fraternity after the sudden demise of the veteran cartoonist.
Condolences poured in from all quarters praying for the peace of the departed soul. CM Naveen Patnaik has expressed deep grief at the sad demise of Rath.
ଲୋକପ୍ରିୟ ବ୍ୟଙ୍ଗ ଚିତ୍ରକର କିଶୋର ରଥଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ସମାଜର ବିଭିନ୍ନ ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗକୁ ବ୍ୟଙ୍ଗ ଚିତ୍ର ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ଉପସ୍ଥାପନ କରିବାର ନିଜ ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର ଶୈଳୀ ପାଇଁ ସେ ସର୍ବଦା ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ ରହିବେ। ତାଙ୍କ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା କରିବା ସହ ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାର ସଦସ୍ୟଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ମୋର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଉଛି।
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) November 8, 2021
Similarly, BJP Vice President Baijayant Panda has also condoled Rath's demise. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also paid tributes to Rath.
#Odisha ର ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ କାର୍ଟୁନିଷ୍ଟ କିଶୋର ରଥଙ୍କ ଅକାଳ ବିୟୋଗରେ @PandaJay ଅତ୍ଯନ୍ତ ଦୁଃଖିତ ଓ ମର୍ମାହତ ହୋଇଛନ୍ତି। ‘କଟାକ୍ଷ କିଶୋର’ କାର୍ଟୁନ୍ ଲାଗି ସେ ଘରେ ଘରେ ପରିଚିତ ଥିଲେ ଓ ତାଙ୍କ ବିୟୋଗ ଏକ ଅପୂରଣୀୟ କ୍ଷତି। ବ୍ୟଙ୍ଗ ଜଗତରେ ସେ ନିଜର ସ୍ବତନ୍ତ୍ର ଛାପ ଛାଡ଼ିଗଲେ। ତାଙ୍କ ପରିବାରବର୍ଗଙ୍କୁ ଗଭୀର ସମବେଦନା। ଓଁ ଶାନ୍ତି🙏🙏
— Baijayant Panda Odia (@Panda_Odia) November 8, 2021
ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାର ବର୍ଗଙ୍କୁ ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଇବା ସହ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା କରୁଛି ।
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) November 8, 2021
(Edited By Rajendra Prasad Mohapatra)
