Ramakant Rath, the eminent poet and scholar in Odia literature, passed away on:

16th March 2025

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Ramakant Rath, the eminent poet and scholar in Odia literature, passed away on 16th March 2025.

He was 90 years old and passed away at his residence in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. A 1957-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, he not only served as the Chief Secretary of Odisha but also became one of the most celebrated modernist voices in Indian literature.