Radhanath Rath

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Radhanath Rath
Athagarh
Member: PI2, 1st and 2nd Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office
1946–1961
ConstituencyAthagarh
Personal details
Born(1896-12-06)6 December 1896
Radhanathpur Shashan, Athagarh
Died11 February 1998(1998-02-11) (aged 101)
Cuttack, Odisha
Resting placeSatyabadi, Puri
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseSavitri Rath
ChildrenDr.Neelakantha Rath,Shanti lata,Manorama,Ramesh Ch Rath
EducationMatriculation
Alma materRavenshaw Collegiate School
ProfessionWriter, politician

Dr. Radhanath Rath (6 December 1896 – 11 February 1998) was a newspaper editor, freedom fighter, social worker and politician from Odisha. He was the editor of The Samaja, one of the leading newspapers of Odisha.

Early life

He was born on 6 December 1896,[1] in a village named "Radhanathpur Shashan" of Aathgarh.[2] He started his education in the Jubilee School of Balasore where his uncle Lokanath Mohapatra was the Sanskrit teacher. He was matriculated in 1916 from Ravenshaw Collegiate School of Cuttack.

He joined the forest department of Singhbhum district as a Clerk. He left the job in 1919 and joined the 'Satyabadi press' of Gopabandhu Das. He started his career in Journalism as Manager and Assistant Editor[3] of the Oriya weekly "The Samaja" which was started under the editorial of Gopabandhu Das. After the death of Gopabandhu Das in the year 1928, Pandit Lingaraj Mishra worked as the editor of the "Samaj". In the year 1930, the daily publication of Samaj was initiated. During 1946–1952 Lingaraj Mishra worked as the education minister of Odisha. So Radhanath Rath became the Editor of the "Samaj".

He joined the Quit India Movement in 1942 and was imprisoned for two years.

Political activities

He was elected 5 times to the

Nabakrushna Choudhury Cabinet for the period 1952 to 1959. In the year 1959 he held the post of minister of development & forest department under the Harekrushna Mahatab's Cabinet.[4]
Except for between 1961 and 1967, he remained a member of the house from 1946 to 1977.

Social work

He was a lifetime member and President of the Odisha branch of the '

Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology. He has written many poems, stories and biographies. "Mo Jel Smruti Lipi" is one of his famous works. He died on 11 February 1998 at Cuttack.[6]
His body was laid to rest with full state honours at Satyabadi near Puri.[7]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Dr. Radhanath Rath: Doyen of Odisha journalism". odishatoday.com. 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2013. Dr Rath was born on December 6, 1896 in a poor brahmin family in the then princely state of Athgarh
  2. ^ "Eminent Persons -123orissa.com". 123orissa.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013. .Dr. Radhanath Rath was born in a village named "Radhanathpur Shashan" of Aathgarh.
  3. ^ "Dr. Radhanath Rath (1896–1998)". orissaboutique.com. 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2013. Dr. Radhanath Rath started his distinguished career in Journalism as Manager and Assistant Editor
  4. ^ COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF ODISHA (1937–2009)
  5. ^ "Dr. Radhanath Rath: Doyen of Odisha journalism". odishatoday.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013. Dr Rath was president of the Servants of the People Society of India for over a decade from May 1981.
  6. ^ "Doyen of Orissa journalism passes away". Rediff News. 12 February 1998. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Rediff on the NeT: Doyen of Orissa journalism passes away". rediff.co.in. 1998. Retrieved 5 March 2013. His body was laid to rest with full state honours at Satyabadi near Puri
  8. ^ "Orissa Sahitya Akademi". orissasahityaakademi.org. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2013. Year-1967 26. Padmabhusan Radhanath Rath
  9. ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2009)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013. 19 Shri Radhanath Rath PB OR Litt. & Edu.
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