Tag: Litterateur

Sambalpur: Controversy surfaced over Assamese litterateur late Lakshminath Bezbarua’s residence in Sambalpur after locals stopped the renovation work of the house demanding its demolition. Locals have said that the house should be demolished as it will lead to accidents in the area and act as an obstacle in construction of second bridge over Mahanadi River […]

Puri: Mortal remains of litterateur Chandrasekhar Rath were consigned to flames today at Swargadwara in Puri in presence of his near and dear ones. Ahead of his cremation, personalities from all walks of life paid their last respects to the doyen of Odia literature in Bhubaneswar and Puri. Rath was recently selected by the Government […]

Bhubaneswar: Noted litterateur Chandrasekhar Rath who was selected for Padma Shri award this year died of old age ailments at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar today. He was 89. Rath whose writings were marked by rugged, colloquial language was recently selected by the Government of India for Padma Shri award for his contribution to the […]

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 […]

Eminent litterateur and satirist Mahapatra Nilamani Sahu passed away at a private hospital in the city here this evening. He was 90