Nityananda Mahapatra

Q: When did Nityananda Mahapatra die?

Nityananda Mahapatra died on April 17, 2012.

Q: How old was Nityananda Mahapatra when they died?

Nityananda Mahapatra was 99 years old at the time of death.

Q: What was Nityananda Mahapatra's cause of death?

The cause of death of Nityananda Mahapatra was natural causes.

Nityananda Mahapatra (17 June 1912 – 17 April 2012) was an Indian Odia politician, poet and journalist.

Political career

He was imprisoned three times by the British Raj between 1930 and 1942 for nationalist activities. He came to literary prominence as editor of the Odia magazine Dagara, and as a short story writer after independence. In his political career Mohapatra served as a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1971 and as state Minister of Supply and Cultural Affairs from 1967 to 1971.

Death

He died on 17 April 2012 at Kharavelanagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from old age-related ailments. He was two months short of his 100th birthday.

Literary works

Mohapatra has translated the Ramavataram (also known as the Kamba Ramayanam), the Tamil version of the Ramayana, into Odia. Other works that he translated into Odia include Ramana Maharshee and Swarajya Sanghitaa.