Padmashri Rajat Kar is No More

Bhubaneswar (Reporters Today Bureau): Veteran litterateur Padma Shri Rajat Kar passed away today evening while undergoing treatment at a private hospital here. He was 88. He complained of chest pain at around 5 pm. Family members rushed him to the private hospital in Bhubaneswar where doctor declared his dead.

Son Ranjit Kar informed the litterateur died of heart attack at the hospital. Rajat was a household name for his lively commentary of the World famous Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannatha on TV channels and radio.