India News | Odia Writer Haraprasad Parichapatnaik Dies at 69

Bhubaneswar, Feb 16 (PTI) Eminent Odia writer, academician and journalist Haraprasad Parichapatnaik died on Wednesday due to multi-organ failure following a brain stroke, his family said.

He was 69 and survived by two sons.

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Parichapatnaik was admitted to a private hospital after he suffered a brain stroke. He died a few hours later due to multi-organ failure, his family said.

Parichapatnaik worked as the chief editor of an Odia daily in Bhubaneswar after retiring as an English professor.

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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed grief over his death.

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