Noted writer and radio announcer Nadia Bihari Mohanty passed away on Monday afternoon while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Cuttack.
He was 90.Family members said that Mohanty was under treatment at the hospital for past few days. He had also tested positive for Covid-19.Mohanty won Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar in 2013 for his contribution towards children’s literature.
He was also anchoring a popular Odia radio programme named ‘Sishu Sansara’ in Akashvani.