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27-Aug-23

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Eminent poet Jayanta Mahapatra passed away at 95

Acclaimed poet Jayanta Mahapatra (95) reportedly passed away on Sunday August 27 in SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, after suffering from heart stroke. Mahapatra known for his English poems was availing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit of the SCB Medical College Hospital for several days.

Mahapatra was the first Indian poet to win a Sahitya Akademi award for English poetry.
He was conferred the Padma Shri in 2009 for his contribution to literature.
However, he returned the award in 2015 to express his dissent against the growing intolerance against the BJP-led government.

By: Brijesh Kumar

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