This long-form poem used Radha and Krishna as metaphors ... “His efforts to bring Odia literature to national and international recognition remain unparalleled. His demise is an irreparable ...

His magnum opus, Sriradha, is considered one of the finest long poems in Indian literature ... His death has created a void in the realm of Odia literature,” the Chief Minister wrote on his ...

Renowned Odia poet and former bureaucrat Ramakanta Rath died at his residence in Kharvel Nagar area in Bhubaneswar on Sunday (March 16, 2025), family sources said. He was 90. Rath, a Padma Bhushan ...