Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik have expressed their grief on the demise of noted poet and Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award winner Professor Pramod Kumar Mohanty, who passed away today morning.
While the Governor stated that Mohanty will forever be remembered for his contribution to Odia literature, the Chief Minister extended condolences and prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul.
କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡେମୀ ପୁରସ୍କାର ବିଜେତା ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ କବି ପ୍ରଫେସର ପ୍ରମୋଦ କୁମାର ମହାନ୍ତିଙ୍କ ପରଲୋକରେ ମାନ୍ୟବର ରାଜ୍ୟପାଳ ଗଭୀର ଶୋକ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିବା ସହିତ ଓଡିଆ ସାହିତ୍ୟକୁ ତାଙ୍କର ଅବଦାନ ପାଇଁ ସେ ଚିର ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ ରହିବେ ବୋଲି କହିଛନ୍ତି l
— Governor Odisha (@GovernorOdisha) February 2, 2022
କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଏକାଡେମୀ ପୁରସ୍କାର ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ କବି ପ୍ରମୋଦ କୁମାର ମହାନ୍ତିଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ତାଙ୍କ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା କରିବା ସହ ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାର ସଦସ୍ୟଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ମୋର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଉଛି।
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) February 2, 2022
Mohanty (82), a native of Bagalpur in Cuttack, was a teacher of Psychology. With poetry as a passion, he has authored 10 anthologies in Odia. His first book ‘Kramasha’ was published in 1967 and was well received by readers.
He was conferred with the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in the year 2008 for a collection of poems ‘Asaranti Anasara’. His other noted works are Devipada, Akatakata, Shyahi Chhita, Akshyara Seba and Chitra Chitraka Chitrapedi.
Mohanty is also a recipient of the 63rd Annual Bishuba Samman, an award instituted by former Odisha Chief Minister Harekrushna Mahatab and Prajatantra Prachar Samiti, Cuttack.
