Former bureaucrat Bhaskar Mahapatra passed away at his residence in Bhubaneswar on Friday. He was 80 and his body was cremated at Swargadwar at Puri.
After studying Post-Graduation in English from the Ravenshaw College, he was appointed as Lecturer in English at the Khallikote College here and later at the BJB College in Bhubaneswar. He cleared OAS examination in 1962. He had discharged duties successfully as Registrar of the Berhampur University, Managing Director of the Odisha Agro Industries Corporation, MD of the Nayagarah Sugar Mill and as Special Secretary of the Works Department. He superannuated in 1997.
At his death bed, his two sons, Ashoak Kumar Mahapatra and Tripati Prasad Mahapatra; two son-in-laws, Janakiballahav Mishra and Saroj Kumar Mishra, his Samandhi State Planning Board Member Rama Chandra Panda and a galaxy of relatives and well wishers were present.
“Mahapatra was an able administrator, a prolific writer and above all a good human being,” said Panda.