Jayanta Mahapatra

Internationally acclaimed poet and litterateur, Jayanta Mahapatra passed away on Sunday at the age of 95 while undergoing treatment at the Srirama Chandra Bhanja (SCB) Medical College and Hospital in Odisha's Cuttack.

Internationally acclaimed poet and litterateur, Jayanta Mahapatra today expressed his desire to return the Padma Shri award as a mark of dissent against the "growing moral asymmetry" seen in the country.

Internationally acclaimed poet and litterateur, Jayanta Mahapatra passed away on Sunday at the age of 95 while undergoing treatment at the Srirama Chandra Bhanja (SCB) Medical College and Hospital in Odisha's Cuttack.

Internationally acclaimed poet and litterateur, Jayanta Mahapatra today expressed his desire to return the Padma Shri award as a mark of dissent against the "growing moral asymmetry" seen in the country.