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Dr Pradeep Mahapatra, a distinguished senior journalist passed away

in State News August 2, 2024 Comments Off on Dr Pradeep Mahapatra, a distinguished senior journalist passed away 160 Views

Bhubaneswar:2/8/24: Dr Pradeep Mahapatra, a distinguished senior journalist and the retired Head of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Berhampur University passed away on Friday morning at 69.

He was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the Capital city.

Dr. Mahapatra became ill recently and was transferred from Berhampur to Bhubaneswar for medical care. He was diagnosed with pneumonia at a critical stage. His condition worsened during treatment at a private facility, necessitating ventilator support. While receiving treatment, he experienced a cardiac arrest, which resulted in severe brain damage.

Dr. Mahapatra contributed to various publications and regularly wrote columns in Odia and English. His passing has been mourned by the students, faculty, and staff of Berhampur University, as well as by members of the media in Odisha.

About Editor in chief

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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