Odia writer dead

Bhubaneswar: Prominent Odia writer and a Central Sahitya Academy awardee Jatindra Mohan Mohanty passed away here on Wednesday due to old age ailments, family sources said. Mohanty (80), a renowned literary critic, was honoured with Central Sahitya Academy in 2003 for his book titled `Surya Snata` (The Sun Bathed), a work on Odia poetry. Mohanty, […]

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  • Published: Thursday, 16 August 2012
  • Last updated: 16 August 2012, 11:30 AM IST

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Bhubaneswar: Prominent Odia writer and a Central Sahitya Academy awardee Jatindra Mohan Mohanty passed away here on Wednesday due to old age ailments, family sources said.

Mohanty (80), a renowned literary critic, was honoured with Central Sahitya Academy in 2003 for his book titled `Surya Snata` (The Sun Bathed), a work on Odia poetry.

Mohanty, who started his career as a lecturer in English at Ravenshaw College in Cuttack, had at least 20 Odia books to his credit besides above 250 essays and other works in English literature.

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