Odisha: CM Naveen Patnaik pays floral tributes to Pandit Nilakantha Das on his death anniversary

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 6 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister paid floral tributes to Pandit Nilakantha Das, a prominent freedom fighter, on his death anniversary.

Taking to Twitter, Odisha CM said, "I paid tribute to Pandit Nilakok Das, a prominent freedom fighter and one of the most prolific practitioners of the Ordhya language and literature, on Tirodhan Day."

He further said that Das will always be remembered for his lifelong efforts toward social reform and unique creations that enriched language and literature.

Nilakantha Das, popularly known as Pandit Nilakantha Das, was born on August 5, 1884, at Sri Rampur Sasana near Satyabadi in Puri district. (ANI)

Source: National