Eminent Odia litterateur Rajat Kumar Kar dies at age 88

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Category : Obituaries Published on: May 10 2022

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Eminent Odia litterateur Rajat Kumar Kar, a Padma Shri awardee, died at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar.
He was 88 years old and had heart-related ailments.
Kar, who was conferred with Padma Shri in 2021 for literature and education, had heart-related ailments and was under medication.
He was also instrumental in the revival of Odisha’s dying art of Pala.

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Eminent Odia litterateur Rajat Kumar Kar dies at age 88