Odisha litterateur Khageswar Mohapatra passes away

Bhubaneswar: Eminent litterateur and tribal language researcher Dr Khageswar Mohapatra passed away this morning while undergoing treatment at a private hospital here.

Mohapatra was admitted to the hospital six days ago as he was suffering from pneumonia.

He was felicitated with several awards including Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award.

Samalochana ra dida o diganta, Charjyagitika, Pratna-Odia, Odia lipi o bhasa are some of the notable books written by him.