Eminent educationist Professor Dr Chitta Ranjan Mohapatra passed away at the age of 63 years due to heart attack at his Gabasahi residence in Bhadrak.
He was former Professor of Psychology at the Bhadrak Autonomous College. Before retirement he had been transferred to the Baripada Women’s College. Mohapatra is survived by his wife Sarojini Mohapatra, a former lecturer in Political Science in Bhadrak Women’s College.
Many intellectuals, students and colleagues of Prof Mohapatra deeply mourned his demise. Mohapatra’s body was taken out in a rally in Bhadrak town before being consigned to fire. Prof Mohapatra was son of agriculture scientist Raghunath Mohapatra and elder brother of The Paryabekhyak publisher Budhadev Mohapatra.