Noted writer Sarada Prasad Mishra passed away at a hospital here on Sunday morning following his prolonged battle with cancer. He was 53.
Mishra was working as Public Relations Officer (PRO) to the Governor and a winner of several coveted awards for his literary works, including the Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award for short story in 2011.
Besides, Mishra has authored several books in Odia and English such as Apahancha Ilakara Adhiswara, Golapi Smrutira Kabita, Ratira Ajab Drushya, My Word Book, English Tenses with a New Taste and Dynamic Essays & letters, among others.
Mishra, who was born in Salepur in Cuttack district, was the son of eminent Sanskrit scholar Pandit Prabodh Kumar Mishra.