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Padmashri Rajat Kar Passes Away

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Eminent litterateur, culture specialist, and veteran Ratha Yatra commentator passed away on Sunday while undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. He was 88.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Governor Ganeshi Lal, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan paid their condolences.

Narendra Modi in a tweet wrote, “Dr. Rajat Kumar Kar was a doyen of the cultural world. His multifaceted persona was seen in the manner in which he chronicled the Rath Yatra, wrote on diverse topics and worked to revive Pala art. Saddened by his passing away. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om Shanti.”

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Odisha governor also tweeted and mourned the death of the litterateur.

Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik also paid his sincere tributes.


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