Sujeet Kishore Mohanty who was a versatile singer in Odisha during 80s and a close associate of late Akhaya Mohanty (Khoka Bhai), died at Marlton, New Jersey, USA on Sunday at the age of 66.
Sujeet was born on May 21, 1950, in Cuttack. He had graduated from Stewart School, Cuttack in 1966, and Ravenshaw College in 1972. Following law school, Sujeet was admitted to the New Jersey State Bar in 1989 after settling down in USA, and practiced primarily immigration law.
He was popular with his songs in 70s and 80s. Few of them are ‘Ekadashi dina egara bakata duadashi dina ilishi’ from Odia movie “Tapoi”, modern songs ‘Mate ta laaja lage bhabe mun jetebele’, ‘Ahare aahare taamsa dekha’, ‘Budhiani jala bhari adua’, ‘Naali je naali ediki naali’, most of the music directed by late Akshaya Mohanty. He also performed on various stage shows during 70-80s with Akshaya Mohanty.