Bhubaneswar’s Niladrivihar Youth and Cultural Association led by its president Dr Prakash Chandra Panigrahi paid rich tributes to late Girish Prasad Rath at his native place at Badadandasahi in Badamba on Wednesday.
Rath, popularly known as the voice of Angul, died along with his wife in an electric shock incident at his Angul house on June 5. He has earned name and fame as an art and culture lover. As a jail teacher, he tried to bring prisoners from different jails in the State to the mainstream.
In recognition to the courage of one Priyanka Priyadarshini, who saved the life of their only son Jibitesh Rath from the electric shock incident, the association president announced to felicitate her with the bravery award in the association’s next annual function.