Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today paid his humble tributes to freedom fighter Radhanath Rath on his birth anniversary.
Radhanath Rath was born 6 December 1896 at Athagarh. He was the staunch disciple and follower of Utkalamani Gopabandhu Das. He started his career in journalism joining the then Odia weekly “The Samaja” which was started under the editorial of Gopabandhu Das.
Rath joined the Quit India Movement in 1942 and was imprisoned for two years.
ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ସ୍ଵାଧୀନତା ସଂଗ୍ରାମୀ ତଥା ସାହିତ୍ୟିକ ପଦ୍ମ ଭୂଷଣ ରାଧାନାଥ ରଥଙ୍କ ଜୟନ୍ତୀରେ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି। ସାମ୍ବାଦିକତା, ରାଜନୀତି ତଥା ସମାଜସେବା ପ୍ରତି ତାଙ୍କର ଅବଦାନ ଅତୁଳନୀୟ। ତାଙ୍କ ଉଚ୍ଚକୋଟିର କବିତା, ଗଳ୍ପ ରଚନା ସମୃଦ୍ଧ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସାହିତ୍ୟର ଏକ ଅନନ୍ୟ ଉଦାହରଣ। pic.twitter.com/FQKfOnB3tA
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) December 6, 2019
He was elected five times to the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
He died on 11 February 1998 at Cuttack.