Published By : Prameya News Bureau | May 08, 2022 IST
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Bhubaneswar, May 8: Veteran commentator, author and play-writer Padma Shri Rajat Kumar Kar passed away on Sunday. He breathed his last at a Bhubaneswar based private hospital. Born in Cuttack town to Kulamani Kar and Indumani Kar, Rajat graduated from Utkal University and later passed out from Asian Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi. Starting his profession as a teacher, Kar retired as Director of State Council of Education Research and Training (SCERT) spending his entire career for reform in education. Post retirement, Kar has been devoting his life for literature. His book published in 1953 namely ‘Kabisamrat’ is a study on the literary works of Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja, a medieval poet. Odisha University of Culture had presented him a doctoral degree for his outstanding contribution towards Odia literature,culture and contemporary society. Kar was known world-wide for propagating the Jagannath Culture. His live commentary at the time of world famous Car Festival is commendable.
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