Eminent zoologist Professor Basant Kumar Behura passed away at his residence at Kharavel Nagar on Monday after prolonged old age-related ailments. He was 94 and is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.
Prof Behura, who was Professor of Zoology at the erstwhile Ravenshaw College and later at the Utkal University before becoming Vice-Chancellor of the Utkal University, was a popular writer in subjects relating to science, especially zoological world. He won several national and international awards for his contributions in his field of science.
Prof Behura’s body was taken in a procession to the Untkal University campus Vani Vihar before its cremation at the Satyanagar Crematorium here. Prof Behura’s son Dr Priya Darshan Behura is presently the CMO at the Railway Hospital in Kolkata.