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Litterateur Khageswar Mahapatra no more

Bhubaneswar: Eminent litterateur and linguist Dr Khageswar Mahapatra passed away this morning while undergoing treatment at a privately-run hospital here. He was director of the Odisha Tribal Museum and had been a faculty member of Odia department at Visva Bharati, Santiniketan. Mahapatra was also honoured with several awards including one by the Odisha Sahitya Akademi […]

Published: 19 Jul 2017, 11:20 AM IST
Last updated: 19 Jul 2017, 11:20 AM IST

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Bhubaneswar: Eminent litterateur and linguist Dr Khageswar Mahapatra passed away this morning while undergoing treatment at a privately-run hospital here.

He was director of the Odisha Tribal Museum and had been a faculty member of Odia department at Visva Bharati, Santiniketan.

Mahapatra was also honoured with several awards including one by the Odisha Sahitya Akademi earlier.

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