Veteran Journalist Basant Das Passes Away

Bhubaneswar (Reporters Today Bureau): Veteran Odia Journalist Basant Das passed away. He lost his battle to Coronavirus today. The senior journalist was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. He passed away in the morning. He was 81.

Known for his recent book titled ‘Political History of Modern Odisha’, Das was the author of 16 books to his credit. He was conferred with the prestigious Odisha Sahitya Academy Award for his book ‘Je Desh Jai, Se Fala Khai’. He had received acclamation from many organisations for the award winning book.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed his deep grief over departure of the journalist and author Basant Das.