Cuttack: The last rites of popular Odia music director and lyricist Swaroop Nayak was performed with state honours at Satichaura cremation ground in Cuttack.
He was accorded guard of honour by Odisha police before his elder daughter Nibruti Nayak lit the funeral pyre in the presence of a host of film personalities, music lovers and relatives.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik yesterday condoled the demise of Nayak and directed the Home Department to accord state honours.
Nayak, a house-hold musician died after a pro-long battle with throat cancer. He was 76.
He was not only a musician but also a lyricist, singer and actor.
Nayak had started his career as a music director in ‘Hira Nila’ movie in 1962
