Former Utkal Journalists’ Association (UJA) president and eminent scribe Pratap Mohapatra passed away at the UJA office in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.
Mohapatra had started journalism career at Nimapara. later, he became president of the Nimapara Press Club, Puri District Journalists’ Association and UJA, successively. He was with the daily Samaja for many years.
He was suffering from kidney diseases from 2015 for which he had to quit the UJA president post.
Known for his fearless journalism, Mohapatra had helped many youths to take to journalism profession in Nimpara, Kakatpur and Konark areas.
His two brothers, two daughters and sons were present at his death bed. Members of the Nimapara Journalists Association, MlA Samir Ranjan Dash, social worker Dillip Nayak and many important people have mourned his death.