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Renowned painter and former president of Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi Siba Panigrahi died

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Cuttack: 9/11/20: Renowned painter and former president of Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi Siba Panigrahi died at his residence here on Monday, family sources said. He was 78. He is survived by a son and a daughter.

His son Raj Panigrahi said that his father suffered a cardiac arrest while having his meal. He was immediately rushed to the SCB Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik mourned Panigrahi’s demise and said that the artist will always be remembered for his significant contribution to the world of art. The mortal remains of Panigrahi were consigned to flames at the Sati Choura crematorium here in the city.” He had wished to be cremated here, close to our house”, his family members said.

Born in March 1943 at Baripada in Mayurbhanj district, Panigrahi had obtained a degree in fine arts from Bibhuti Kanungo College of Art and Craft in Khallikote in 1962 and pursued higher education from the Visva Bharati at Santiniketan.

He had received several awards, and participated in numerous art exhibitions, both national and international, during his career spanning over four decades.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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