Bhubaneswar: Acclaimed media educator Prof Sunil Kanta Behera passed away at his home in Berhampur on Tuesday. He was 67. Prof Behera was living with his family at his residence in Gopabandhunagar Hillpatna in Berhampur. He is survived by wife and two children.
Prof Behera retired from the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Berhampur University in 2015. Later, he joined as Dean, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication of Central University at Tezpur in Assam and retired last year. He was Visiting Professor of Central University, Koraput since then.
Prof Behera had signed a will to posthumously donate his body to the Anatomy Department of MKCG Medical College for medical research, family sources said. Members of the media fraternity in Odisha and several other states condoled the demise of Prof Behera.
